Copernicus Data Processing Operations Engineer (m/f/d)

Terma Group; Frankfurt; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Great opportunities for training and personal development

International and cosmopolitan working atmosphere

Attractive employment package with extra-legal benefits

Highly competitive salary

Zusammenfassung

Terma Group is seeking a full-time System Engineer to support the Copernicus Programme in Frankfurt, Germany. Candidates must hold a relevant university degree and have a minimum of three years' experience with satellite instrument data processing systems. Key responsibilities include operational monitoring, data processing operations, and interfacing with external partners. The role offers a competitive salary and benefits in a dynamic and professional work environment.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum of three years of experience in operations of satellite instrument data processing systems.
• Ability to perform tasks with minimum supervision.
• Good communication skills necessary.

Aufgaben

• Perform system engineering tasks in support of the Copernicus Programme.
• Participate in data processing team meetings and related activities.
• Coordinate operational procedures and validation test campaigns.

Kenntnisse

Experience in near real-time, data-driven automated systems

UNIX/Linux operating systems

Ability to work under pressure

Technical documentation skills

Ausbildung

University degree or equivalent

Tools

Programming languages (C, C++, Java)

Scripting languages (Perl, Python)

Databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)

Jobbeschreibung

Responsibilities

The candidate shall perform system engineering tasks in support to the Copernicus Programme.

Typical activities to be undertaken are:

• Data Processing Operations:
  • contribute to raising, processing and coordinating anomalies, their documentation, investigation, classification and resolution/mitigation, including participation in relevant Anomaly Review Boards
  • contribute to coordination and implementation of ground segment modifications, including their documentation, approval, implementation, testing and training
  • participate in data processing team meetings and associated activities and reviews where required in the area of data processing operations
• Operational Monitoring and Reporting:
  • contribute to the design, development, documentation and maintenance of tools that provide production statistics reports and support the monitoring and operations of the data processing and related auxiliary data flows
  • generation of the Copernicus KPIs
• Operational Documentation:
  • contribute to the generation, maintenance and update of data processing operations related design, user documentation, procedures or operations guides, for example as a result of a system update or a validation activity
  • perform operational validation of the operational procedures and coordinate specific operational validation test (OVT) campaigns
• Interface with other teams and partners:
  • liaise and coordinate as required with external operational partners and other service providers
• Evolutions of the data processing:
  • acquire and maintain an operational view of the payload data ground segment, as well as a system-wide understanding of its interfaces with multi-mission elements (MMEs) and external interfaces
  • review any planned changes or evolutions to the system configurations for the ground segment to assess potential operational impacts
  • contribute to the integration and validation of components deliveries, as well as implementation of new products, including configuration control activities
• Operations Build up:
  • support the operations build up
  • contribute to validation campaigns, participate to commissioning reviews and commissioning operations
  • participate and coordinate the joint test campaigns with the operational partners

This is a full‑time position to be located at Eumetsat’s premises in Darmstadt with the planned start ASAP. Please note this service requires also standby support and call‑out support.

Qualifications & Competencies

Applicants shall have a university degree (or equivalent) in a discipline relevant to the job profile and a minimum of three years of experience in the operations of real‑time, complex, satellite instrument data processing systems.

Essential skills are:

• demonstrated experience in near real‑time, data‑driven, automated systems with corporate computer networks
• demonstrated experience with UNIX/Linux operating systems
• conduct all activities in an orderly and disciplined manner, shall be able to work under pressure and with a minimum of supervision

The following experience would be an additional asset:

• demonstrated experience of Instrument data and product processing (Level‑0 to 2) of meteorological and/or earth observation products
• experience of validating complex remote sensing data processing systems
• development and maintenance of operational procedures and/or configuration data
• programming languages (e.g. C, C++, Java)
• scripting languages and databases (e.g. Perl, Python, shell, msql, postgresql)
• spacecraft and/or ground segment operations
• knowledge and/or experience of quality control, calibration and validation

You shall be able to fulfil the assigned tasks with a minimum of supervision, have a systematic approach to work, be able to plan your work and cope with tight schedules and multiple tasks. You shall have the capability to write accurate and consistent technical documentation. Good communication skills (verbal and written) are important. You shall be willing to work in a team of engineers and in cooperation with industry and partner agencies.

Benefits

At Terma, we consider skilled employees, enthusiasm and job satisfaction as the very foundation of our success and as a prerequisite for the development of the “best‑in‑class” solutions that Terma provides. We lead the way in applying new technology, offering a wide range of growth opportunities for each individual and emphasizing mutual respect across the board in our workplace.

Terma offers you a pleasant working environment at the customer site, where you will be able to take on challenging tasks and responsibilities in a highly professional company.

• Great opportunities for training and personal development
• Challenges in advanced technical environment
• International and cosmopolitan working atmosphere
• An employment contract with an attractive package with extra‑legal benefits
• Highly competitive salary