Mission Data Processing Engineer

Telespazio, a Finmeccanica (67%) Thales (33%) joint venture,is among the top worldwide satellite service providers. Telespazio Deutschland GmbH is a medium-sized company with about 140 employees, concentrating on operations and engineering services for satellite solutions, including control and exploitation of space systems. For one of our clients we are looking for a

MISSION DATA PROCESSING ENGINEER FOR EUMETSAT (M/F)

Tasks and responsibilities:
The Engineer will be assigned to the MTG Ground Segment data processing facility team in EUMETSAT to:

• Monitor and support contractors for MTG L0, L1 and L2 product processing functionalities
• Develop and maintain requirements and specifications for L0, L1 and L2 processing functions and resulting products
• Develop and maintain test data sets and rapid prototyping algorithms

For further information about the mission please see:
http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/Satellites/MeteosatThirdGeneration/index.htm?l=en

Qualifications and experience

Applicants should have:

• At least 3 years experience in specification, development and testing of product processors for multi-instrument earth observation satellites
• At least 3 years experience in software engineering at system level in a highly available near-real time operational earth observation data system
• At least 1 year experience in development and maintenance of test data sets

Fluency in English, the ability to work in international teams together with a high degree of autonomy and a pro-active and confident personality is needed.

About Telespazio
With over 2000 employees, Telespazio is the leader in Europe for satellite based services and applications. Telespazio is a Finmeccanica and Thales company.

Telespazio and Thales Alenia Space, the leader in Europe for satellite systems, have established a Space Alliance to provide end to end satellite solutions and become the cornerstone of the European space industry.

Workplace/Location
EUMETSAT in Darmstadt (Germany)

Start date
01.05./01.06.2012

Submission deadline of application
15.03.2012

How to apply:
Please send your detailed English CV and cover letter (including your financial status and possible starting date) by e-mail to jobs@telespazio.de.
Telespazio Deutschland GmbH is committed to equal employment opportunity; we respect, value and welcome diversity in our workforce.

Contact details
Andreas Hehn
Human Resources
Tel: +49 (0)6151 90 673 22
Email: andreas.hehn@telespazio.de