Scientific Projects Exploitation

Serco Group; Frascati; In loco; EUR 35.000 - 45.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Health insurance

Life Insurance

Company-sponsored training

13th and 14th salary

Descrizione del lavoro

Serco Group, working with ESA at ESRIN in Frascati, Italy, seeks a Scientific Projects Exploitation professional to support Earth Observation projects and data processing across oceanography and glaciology domains.

You will coordinate deliverables, produce technical materials, and present results to ESA, while contributing to workshops and international initiatives. Fluency in English is essential, and additional European languages are a plus.

Competenze

• PhD or MSc in a relevant space field.
• Experience in satellite Earth Observation and data processing.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Experience with data science and cloud computing is a plus.

Mansioni

• Support ESA EO projects management with deliverables review and feedback coordination.
• Create technical/scientific materials and datasets as requested by ESA.
• Demonstrate methods and results to ESA and stakeholders.
• Organize scientific workshops, trainings, webinars, and hackathons.
• Assist in testing toolboxes and platforms provided by ESA industry partners.
• Contribute to international initiatives supporting ESA.

Conoscenze

English fluency

Multilingual teamwork

Programming (Python)

Programming (R)

SQL

Matlab

C++

Formazione

PhD in satellite Earth Observation

MSc in Physics/Remote Sensing or related

Strumenti

Python

R

SQL

Matlab

C++

GIS/Remote Sensing tools

Descrizione del lavoro

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Serco is a trusted leader in Space Services, with a proud history spanning over 55 years and a track record of supporting more than 50 space missions for world-renowned agencies like ESA and NASA. Our expertise covers the entire space lifecycle - from satellite testing and launch services to spacecraft operations, space surveillance, and data management - making us a key partner in advancing national strategies and driving innovation in the New Space era.

We are looking for a Scientific Projects Exploitation professional to join our team, supporting our client, the European Space Agency (ESA) at ESRIN in Frascati, Italy.

Duties and responsibilities

• Support the management of ESA EO projects (review of deliverables, issue RIDS, coordinate feedback.....) with a focus on oceanography and glaciology.
• Support the production of new technical/scientific materials (presentations, flyers, training material....) or datasets as requested by the Agency.
• Demonstrate and present tools or results as requested by the Agency.
• Contribute to the organisation of scientific workshops or training events or Webinars and hackathons.
• Support testing of toolboxes, platforms or technical deliverables provided by the Industry supporting ESA.
• Contribute to International Initiatives in support to the Agency.

Skills and attributes

• The specialist will work in a team of multilingual experts.
• The candidate must be fluent in English. Additional European languages are an asset.
• The successful applicant will hold a university degree in Physics, Remote Sensing or similar.
• Have an in-depth knowledge of satellite remote sensing (in particular satellite altimetry), image processing and analysis, geomatics and GIS technology, applications and programming. In particular, experience in EO data processing and applications exploiting modern technologies (cloud computing, big data, AI…), and some teaching and/or communication experience are sought.

Knowledge and experience

• PhD in a topic relevant to satellite Earth Observation or MSC.
• At least 3 years of experience in the space observations domain.
• Experience in multi-source data integration.
• Experience in scientific and application project management.
• Good communication and documentation writing skills.
• Experience in data Science and tools (e.g. Python, R, SQL, Matlab, C++).
• Ability to manage several tasks in parallel and to prioritise.
• Capability to work in a team.
• Pro‑active approach to problem identification and resolution.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Knowledge of additional languages (e.g. Italian, Spanish, French...) is an asset.

What We Offer

• Salary Range (gross per year): 35.000 - 45.000 euros
• 13th and 14th monthly salary payments
• Health insurance coverage, also extended to family members
• Life Insurance
• Company-sponsored training programs

The Company reserves the right to evaluate the appropriate job level and compensation package based on objective criteria emerging during the selection process, in line with the candidate’s seniority, the role requirements and consistency with internal pay equity parameters for comparable positions, and in compliance with principles of fairness, transparency, and equal opportunity as set out by applicable law.