The postholder will be responsible for the definition, engineering, performance estimate of active and passive microwave instruments for future Earth Observation space missions
Job Summary
The postholder will be responsible for the definition, engineering, performance estimate of active and passive microwave instruments for future Earth Observation space missions.
This includes passive microwave radiometers, synthetic aperture radars (SAR), altimeters, scatterometers, reflectometry and any innovative technique related to Earth observation by means of a microwave system.
The successful applicant shall have strong technical knowledge and understanding of the end-to-end microwave instrument system.
Matching Summary
The postholder will be responsible for the definition, engineering, performance estimate of active and passive microwave instruments for future Earth Observation space missions.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
End-to-end microwave instrument system knowledge
Microwave instrument system engineering
RF design and RF budgets
Definition of on-board/on-ground data processing needs
Industrial contract management for instrument development
Nice-to-have
Fluent Spanish language skills
Familiarity with ESA program phases
Experience in developing performance analysis models
International experience
Flexible working arrangements
Key Requirements
Degree level in electric/electronic engineering or physics
3 years of experience in remote sensing microwave instruments development