Do you want to be part of the space future? As support to a European space organisation we are looking for a Meteorological Product Software Engineer

Activities

Our customer is a European organisation providing weather and climate-related satellite data, images and products for its users. You will be working on-site as a member of the Meteorological Division team. Tasks will include:

• Supporting the design, implementation and validation of product algorithms
• Analysing and resolving anomalies relating to the product generation software
• Analysis of product change proposals
• Documentation of changes related to product updates
• Maintenance and update of product generation monitoring software
• Provision of on-call and call-out support in order to ensure continuous operation

Skills

You ideally have the following qualifications and experience:

• University degree in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics or a related subject
• Several years in the area of satellite remote sensing product generation
• Algorithm software development using FORTRAN 90/95 in a Unix environment
• Validation of meteorological products
• IDL and/or PV-WAVE programming languages
• Source code control systems, preferably Clear Case
• Relational databases, preferably Oracle
• Common meteorological data formats (i.e. BUFR, GRIB, HDF5)
• Software development using C++/C, Solaris 10, Microsoft Office 2007 or later
• Fluency in English is mandatory; some knowledge of French would be an asset.

Starting date: January 2011

An exciting international working environment in a highly innovative team awaits you. You will benefit from focused training and personal development bundled with a competitive salary.

Please note: Due to work permit restrictions for this position, please apply only if you are citizen of a European Union state or if you already hold a work permit for Germany.

HE Space Operations is a growing international space company. For over 25 years we have provided our customers with consultancy services in Engineering and Business Administration. We open the door to working directly on-site with our principal customers in the space sector who rank amongst the top 25 engineering employers in Europe: EADS and the European Space Agency.