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EUMETSAT Internship in the Flight Operations Division

March 19, 2020 / Leave a comment

The Sentinel-3 flight control team currently uses an in-house toolset to monitor, analyse and report on the health of the operations of Sentinel-3 satellites. These tools share common elements between different teams and contains multiple source of inputs.

The intern will work under the supervision of the Spacecraft Operations Manager and alongside the flight control team to enhance and extend the software tools used daily to visualise, analyse and report on spacecraft health. They will also enhance the pre- and post-processing of data and suggest novel ways of mining the spacecraft housekeeping datasets.

The intern will gain experience in satellite operations in particular to the data analysis and reporting aspects of a multi satellite mission, since the toolset is used daily in an operational environment.

Furthermore, the intern will be able to acquire significant knowledge about Earth operations satellite design and operations concept and processes.

Finally, the intern will be exposed to big data issues, and more specifically to data mining methodology which represents one of the biggest coming challenges for satellite operations.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
  • Proficiency in Python;
  • Software development and architecture knowledge;
  • Familiarity with Relational Databases and SQL;
  • Great communication;
  • Ability to work in a team;
  • Ability to work independently under guidance.

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS

Length of internship: up to 6 months
Anticipated start date: Q2 2020

Interns who have recently finished their studies will receive German minimum wage.
No salary is paid to interns who are still in studies, however a daily allowance and contribution to travel / accommodation costs may be provided. The conditions will be established taking into account the requirements and policy of the intern’s educational institution.
Interns are responsible for providing their own health and accident insurance and for finding their own accommodation in Darmstadt.

EUMETSAT is committed to providing an equal opportunities work environment for men and women.
Please note that only nationals of EUMETSAT Member States may apply. The EUMETSAT Convention requires that Staff shall be recruited on the basis of their qualifications, account being taken of the international character of EUMETSAT.

For APPLYING Please click https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/AboutUs/Jobs/Vacancies/index.html