Data Processing System Engineer (25036)

• Define, design, implement and integrate architectures or elements of architectures for data processing ground segments and their components; – with special emphasis on level 0, level 1, and level 2 near real-time data processing;
• Maintain and evolve existing operational data processing ground segments applications or application components especially for those under configuration control;
• Expert advice to the procurement and installation of software, and the co-ordination of software releases with external providers of support services;
• Generate formal project documentation;
•  Participation in meetings and formal reviews.

• Bachelor’s in aerospace engineering or a relevant discipline;
• Excellent technical writing skills, in particular in the area of formal technical documentation, e.g. requirements, design documentation, test procedures, maintenance procedures;
• Requirements management experience using DOORS;
• Experience with change management processes.;
• Experience with operational Earth Observation science data processing;
•  Experience of operating and maintaining software systems in Linux, AIX, and Solaris;
•  Competence in software testing, unit test suite maintenance, automated testing, verification and validation;
• Knowledge of relevant standards, quality assurance and configuration management principles and applications;
• Excellent communication, presentation, and team working;
• Capability to be independent and to adapt to a rapidly changing, often stressful environment is also essential;
• C++/C programming languages experience in Linux, AIX, and Solaris environments;
• Fortran programming language experience in Linux;
• Use of and application programming of database systems in PostgreSQL and MySQL;
• Experience in network programming, both TCP/IP and UDP/IP;
• Software debugging, memory analysis, and profiling;
• Understanding of, and experience with, git and gitlab, and svn;
• Understanding of, and experience with, software building and packaging, specifically make, CMake, RPM;
• Competence in the use of scripting languages (e.g., bash, shell, Perl) and high-level languages (e.g., Python, Java);
• Experience in using Python libraries and tools, such as Matplotlib, NumPy, Django and accessing sql databases from Pytho.

This job is located in Darmstadt, Germany.

If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send your CV (in English and in Word or PDF) to Kalina Traykova, by clicking on the button “Apply for this job” quoting job DE-HP-25036.

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