Remote Sensing Scientist– Radiometric Calibration Expert

EUMETSAT, Darmstadt, Germany
Closing date: 27 May 2025

The Remote Sensing and Products (RSP) Division provides the scientific expertise required to develop, implement, validate, maintain, and evolve operational observational products for all EUMETSAT satellites and agreed third party missions, such as Copernicus Sentinel-3, as well as establishing the user requirements for future EUMETSAT satellite programmes.

Within the Image Navigation, Registration and Calibration Competence Area (INRC CA) of the RSP division, the Remote Sensing Scientist – radiometric calibration expert is responsible for, and contribute to, scientific support, prototyping, developing and maintaining vicarious calibration and inter-calibration methods to address Level-1 radiometric calibration needs for EUMETSAT imaging instruments.

Resonsibilities

  • Acquire and maintain an in-depth understanding of the imagers, polarimeters and imaging spectrometers of current (EPS, MSG, MTG-I, Sentinel-3) and future (MTG-S, EPS-SG, CO2M) satellite systems and of their Level-1 processing and radiometric performances;
  • Provide calibration expertise to establish the calibration performance, identify anomalies or inconsistencies in the Level-1 radiometric calibration chain, and work with instrument and processing experts to troubleshoot, determine root causes, and develop solutions;
  • Support the maintenance and monitoring of the current EUMETSAT in-house calibration tools;
  • Support scientific development, prototyping and operational implementation of vicarious and inter-calibration methods for optical imaging sensors, from UV to thermal infrared;
  • Initiate, manage and exploit internal and external studies on the extension of relevant calibration and inter-calibration methods and activities;
  • Support the activities with the international research working groups (e.g. GSICS) in the development of common methods of satellite inter-calibration and vicarious calibration.

EUMETSAT offers:

  • Excellent salary, of up to Euro 8,500 / month NET (after tax) based on skills and experience
  • Flexible working time including additional flexi-leave
  • Private medical coverage for employee and family
  • Attractive final salary pension
  • 30 days of annual leave + 14.5 days public holidays
  • Training and development support
  • Relocation allowance and support (if applicable)

Please find the detailed job description at https://eumetsat.onlyfy.jobs/job/m9z5g2s4

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