Meteorological Product Engineer (m/w/d)

Location of work:

Darmstadt, Germany

Customer:

EUMETSAT

Job Type:

Full Time

Due date for application:

Open

Candidate Profile

In addition to having a Masters degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline such as remote sensing, meteorology, physics, IT and/or Computational Science, the key person shall have a experience in the field of physical remote sensing, including involvement in processing of satellite data from level 1 (L1) to level 2 (L2).

Level 2 processing engineering

Level 2 satellite data processing, especially for imager instruments.

Scientific code development and testing

Satellite product validation and quality monitoring

Corrective and evolutive maintenance of processing chains

Fluency in command-line use on Linux/Unix platforms;

Quality control of satellite data and products;

A background in Python development with an emphasis on software engineering

Good to have:

Familiarity with specialized frameworks such as Pytroll and Satpy.

Working in a real-time operational environment

Radiative transfer models

Knowledge in atmospheric motion vector and/or 3D wiind would be appreciated

Proficiency in Java, especially with a focus on leveraging Apache Kafka, aimed at enhancing the operational activities of the level 2 processing facility (L2PF)

Agile development and configuration control, version management and testing (Gitlab, CI/CD)

Fluency in English is mandatory; this is the working language at EUMETSAT, and the Contractors must be able to work effectively in this language both in written and spoken form.

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