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Training Opportunity for “Young Graduate Trainees”
Reference Specialist Area Duty Station Closing Date
ESA/YG-ESTEC(2011)004,REV.1 Sentinel-2 Mission and Payload Performance Evaluation
ESTEC 03 July 2012
Overview of the Division’s mission
The YGT will be integrated in the Mission and Payload section of the Sentinel-2 Project. In the frame of the
Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) Programme jointly initiated by EC and ESA,
Sentinel-2 mission will provide continuity and further enhancement to SPOT 4/5 multispectral missions. Sentinel-2 will focus on systematic monitoring of all land areas with frequent revisit time (5 days with two satellites in orbit), high spatial resolution (10m to 60 m) and wide spectral coverage (13 bands encompassing visible, near infrared and shortwave infrared). The mission of the Mission and Payload section is to monitor and control the development of the Sentinel-2 MultiSpectral Instrument (MSI) payload, to ensure that the MSI will meet key performance requirements and will properly interface with the Ground Segment for mission data exploitation.
Overview of the field of activity proposed The trainee will be part of a team and will perform the following activities:
1) Exploitation of performance test results at Sentinel-2 MSI focal plane assembly, telescope, instrument and satellite level to consolidate to-end Sentinel-2 mission and payload performance budgets, including end-of life predictions and derivation end-of typical budgets,
2) Performing sensitivity analyses and ad hoc simulations to estimate impact and acceptability at MSI, system and mission level of MSI and mission performance-related non-conformances identified during the assembly, integration and test campaign at focal plane assembly, telescope, MSI and satellite level.
Note: The incumbent will be integrated in a multidisciplinary project team responsible for the development of the Sentinel-2 operational satellite system, in collaboration with a consortium of European industries and national agencies (i.e. CNES and DLR). This environment offers many opportunities to learn and widen knowledge and professional network.
Educational and other requirements
Applicants should have just completed, or be in their final year of a University course at Masters Level (or equivalent) in a technical or scientific discipline, together with a background in image quality, ground processing and software development. Experience in optical payload on-ground characterization and in-orbit calibration methods and tools is desirable.
Applicants must be fluent in English and/or French, the working languages of the Agency. A good proficiency in English is required.
Applicants are expected to demonstrate excellent planning, organization, attention to details, interpersonal and communication skills to be able to work effectively in a multi-cultural project team environment.
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Please fill in the online application form.
Please note that only one application may be submitted for the YGT Scheme.
The YGT Scheme is open to recently qualified young men and women who are nationals of one of the following states:
Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK;
or Canada as a Cooperating State; Estonia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovenia as European Cooperating States (ECS).
