Job Description

We are recruiting experienced

Scientific Software Developers to be part of our team that will provide ground segment data processing software engineering services to our customer, Eumetsat in Darmstadt.


The activities are associated to the design and development of the pre-processing and resampling component of the processor for CIMR Level 2 oceanographic and atmospheric products over global ocean.

The CIMR mission

The Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer (CIMR) is a satellite system developed by ESA as part of the European Union Copernicus program expansion activities. CIMR is designed in response to the Integrated European Policy for the Arctic. The main aim of the CIMR mission is to provide high-spatial resolution microwave imaging radiometry measurements and derived products with global coverage and sub-daily revisit in the polar regions and adjacent seas to address Copernicus user needs. The CIMR mission will also allow to measure fundamental quantities associated with largescale ocean-atmosphere processes over the global ocean. This capability will be based on a multi-channel conically scanning microwave imaging radiometer.

The L2 processor

The L2 retrieval processor of the GO (Global Ocean) product families is currently under development at EUMETSAT. It is foreseen that it will be composed of three internal main sub-modules: a preprocessing,a re-sampling and a retrieval sub-module.

Responsibilities

The scope of the complete service to be provided by the team covers the following:


The work will primarily focus on the development, implementation and documentation of a set of brightness temperature correction, adjustment and resampling algorithms necessary for the retrieval of CIMR L2 oceanographic and atmospheric products over the global ocean.


To summarize, the components to be developed are the:


Faraday rotation angle correction. Celestial glint contamination correction. Observation zenith angle (OZA) adjustment. Resampling from the L1b measurement to target L2 sample locations.

The first main objective is to design, propose and document a brightness temperature preprocessing and re-sampling algorithm.


The second main objective is to verify that the algorithm can meet the requirements of the Global Ocean (O) and Atmospheric (A) portfolio of L2 product families, by implementing, testing and delivering a prototype software.

The following tasks shall be performed:


Literature review. Design of the pre-processing and re-sampling algorithm. Implementation and verification of the pre-processing and resamplin algorithm. Provision of the prototype software.

Qualifications & Competencies

A university degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline is required.


We are seeking candidates who shall cover a broad range of skills and knowledge associated with:


Space instrument capabilities and characteristics (in particular CIMR and comparable instruments, i.e. conically scanning microwave imagers); Microwave remote sensing of the ocean and atmosphere, including radiative transfer modelling; Geo-physical products (e.g. L2) development and handling; Scientific software development. In particular, excellent knowledge of scientific foundations and relevant state-of-the-art is required, with understanding of modelling error sources.

This is a full-time position to be located at Terma in Darmstadt, Germany, with the expected start date to be discussed.

What can Terma offer

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. Recruitment is depending on successful selection by the customer.

Additional information

For further information, please contact

Mrs. Liliane Bromberg Carvalho

#LI-LI by telephone [+49 6151 860050] or by email [ta.space@terma.com].To ensure that your application will reach us and is properly processed please apply through the link below with a Cover Letter and an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae.


Please note that applicants must hold all appropriate documentation and permits to work in Europe.

Terma

The high-tech and innovative Terma Group develops products and systems for defense, non-defense and security applications, including command and control systems, radar systems, self-protection systems for aircraft and vessels, space technology, and aerostructures for the aircraft industry. Terma is headquartered at Aarhus, Denmark. Internationally, Terma has subsidiaries and operations in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Austria, Czech Republic, Romania, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, India, Singapore and the U.S. The Space Business Area contributes with mission-customized software and hardware products including power systems and star trackers as well as services to support a number of in-orbit pioneering European scientific and Earth observation satellite missions. Additionally, Terma is contracted for the development and delivery of software and hardware systems and services for numerous ongoing and future European, and international missions. * Terma Space operates out of Denmark, The Netherlands, France, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Romania and the UK.