Copernicus Data Processing Operations Engineer (5159)

at  CS Group

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

With 2.100 employees worldwide, the CS Group is a leading IT company in France and in Germany, and a prime contractor in designing, integrating and operating mission critical systems. It has now been over 30 years that comprehensive CS Group solutions for space systems and applications, both on the ground and in space, have been part and parcel of this odyssey.
Our German activities are growing at a fast pace and to face our customers’ high level expectations and needs, we are looking for talented profiles with relevant experience in Space systems and applications.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The key person will support our customer during routine operations of Copernicus Sentinel Spacecraft including the operations build-up and the operations, engineering and scientific activities to be undertaken as part of the routine operations of the satellite system for the Copernicus Sentinel Mission.

The key person(s) (Instrument Data Processing Engineer(s)) shall perform tasks related to instrument data processing in support of the Copernicus Payload Data Ground Segment (PDGS), during current routine operations, as well as for the operations build up and the routine operations phase for the dual satellite system. The tasks cover the operation of the different data processing components, which include:

• Data ingestion, processing and product distribution;
• Data and Product analysis;
• Operational performance monitoring and reporting, including the development, documentation and maintenance of the relevant tools for e.g. production statisticsgeneration and reporting, PDGS monitoring and reporting;
• The testing and the implementation of new products;
• The setting-up, implementation and update of operational procedures and documentation;
• Anomaly investigation;
• First line maintenance, including on-call support;
• Co-ordination with external organisations and service providers;
• Attendance at technical meetings;
• Participation to formal reviews.