Optical Data Quality Expert

7 mesi fa

Frascati, Italia RHEA Group A tempo pieno

Are you looking for a new opportunity to take your career to a higher orbit? To join an international group with a successful track record in Space Engineering? A job adapted to your career ambitions and in which you could have an impact for the years to come.

On behalf of ESA, we are looking for an expert engineer/scientist willing to work in ESA/ESRIN. This person will be part of a team involved in the provision of engineering/scientific and management support services to ESA in the context of the Copernicus Space Programme. In particular, the person we are looking for will provide specialised expert support for products’ data quality, algorithm definition and Cal/Val in relation to the Optical Sentinel-2 Mission during Phase E2.

**About the client and location**:
The ESA Centre for Earth Observation (ESRIN) is the European Space Agency’s (ESA) base in Frascati, Italy. From this location ESA conducts most of their earth observation research, including data analysis and distribution for other non-ESA satellites.
- This position is open to protected categories under Italian Law 68/99 (“Rules for the right to work of disabled people”)._
- Questa posizione e’ aperta alle categorie protette L. 68/99._

**Tasks and activities**:
The scope of the work will include:

- Support the Sentinel-2 Data Quality Manager in the management of the Sentinel-2 Optical Mission Performance Cluster (OPT-MPC), including the review of deliverables/documentation.
- Support the quality assessment on the Sentinel-2 data products.
- Participation in the quarterly OPT-MPC Regular Service Reviews (RSR), and reviews of the relevant documentation.
- Preparation of the documentation relative to the definition of the algorithm evolution of the Sentinel-2 Level-1 and Level -2 products, R&D and Cal/Val studies.
- Support to the management of the Cal/Val team.
- Co-chair the Sentinel-2 Quality Working Group.
- Prepare and attend conferences related to Sentinel-2.
- Assess user requirements regarding ESA EO optical missions in term of data quality, calibration, and validation, exploring potential synergies with missions under EOP responsibility.
- Support to the Sentinel-2 Data Quality Manager for the communication activities, contributing to the preparation of presentations and reports. Publication of papers in peer-reviewed journals is highly encouraged.
- Support the Ground Segment (GS) Operations Coordination processes on all tasks related to GS products quality control and sensor calibration tasks in operation.
- Support to the management of the GS products processing baseline configuration for the real-time processing and reprocessing chains.
- Coordinating the execution of the forthcoming Sentinel-2C commissioning tasks.
- Follow-up of the relevant web portals (Sentinel Online in particular) concerning Sentinel-2 mission information and news, including technical information.

**Skills and experience**:
The following skills and experience are mandatory:

- PhD or master’s degree in physics, engineering, or Remote Sensing with particular emphasis on Earth Observation (EO) satellite, data processing algorithms, calibration, and validation.
- Desire to work both autonomously and as part of a team, in an international multicultural environment.
- Solution oriented mindset, with a customer focused communication skill.
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
- Strong track record in operational high resolution optical products definition, calibration methods and mission performance analysis.
- Good experience in high resolution optical data processing algorithms
- Knowledge of the Sentinel-2 mission products.
- Experience in project management.
- A good communication and organisation skills
- Experience in drafting and editing complex technical reports.

The following skills and experience would be highly desirable:

- Knowledge of the Earth Science research community.
- Knowledge of Copernicus Programme context
- Knowledge of the Sentinel-2 operational Processor and relative docs (ATBD, DPM)
- Good knowledge of EO ground segment architecture.
- Experience in EO data analysis and relevant tools (e.g. Sentinels Toolbox, QGIS).

**Why should you apply?**:

- You will have the opportunity to work within leading space organisations across Europe.
- We encourage everyone to think outside the box and to push the boundaries of traditional knowledge. This role is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking company and allows for a deeper understanding of the industry.
- To be part of a company that values integrity, inspiration, care and collaboration.
- Benefits include: competitive remuneration packages; unique career opportunities, including working in other countries; access to training and development programmes; flexible relocation support.

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