Job Description:
We are looking to strengthen our engineering team at EUMETSAT, supporting the exploitation of EUMETSAT missions such as MSG, MTG, EPS, EPS-SG and Sentinel-3. The main focus is on MTG and EPS-SG.
The work centres on the development and verification of cloud products derived from satellite data, specifically cloud mask, cloud type, and cloud top height. Responsibilities also encompass snow/ice, dust, and volcanic ash detection, the generation of clear-sky reflectance climatologies, the production of all-sky radiance products, and support for active fire monitoring.
Key Responsibilities
Scientific Development
1. Improve and evaluate cloud products scientifically
2. Focus specifically on contributions to MTG and EPS-SG missions
Prototyping
3. Develop prototype processors for MTG and EPS-SG
Operational Processing
4. Build hands-on experience with EUMETSAT's Level-2 processing systems
Calibration & Validation (Cal/Val)
5. Support the development of tools used to calibrate and validate satellite products
Programme Support
6. Respond to requests from GEO and LEO programmes (e.g. reviews, documentation)
7. Help verify the Level-2 processing systems for both MTG and EPS-SG
Test Data Sets (TDS)
8. Generate test datasets for MTG and EPS-SG activities
9. Create test datasets to assess the impact of instrumental anomalies
Climate Data Records (CDR)
10. Contribute to the generation and validation of long-term climate data records
General Contributions
11. Take part in studies and progress meetings, providing input on scientific content
Essential Skills and Qualifications
12. Good engineering background in related fields such as Earth observation, data processing, remote sensing etc.
13. Level-2 processing of satellite data
14. Solid background in Python (PyTroll), IDL, Matlab, C++, Java and Fortran on LINUX systems
15. Scientific documentation and review participation
16. Algorithm development/prototype development
17. Fluency in English
Seniority:
Expert