Detector Scientist for the ESA-CAS SMILE mission
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
The Open University UK
instrument leads at University of Leicester (UoL), including development, planning and execution of CCD calibration, managing device anomalies, monitoring performance, and optimisation of operations. Alongside analysis of in-orbit data, the role holder will run and maintain the CEI's CCD ground test system, replicating any device anomalies or performance modifications in the laboratory to better understand and improve … the team as necessary to enable them to work with the CEI SMILE project team on the maintenance and operation of the CCD camera test system, including the associated data acquisition and analysis software. Results from the analysis of in-orbit data and the ground-based CCD testing will be used to optimise their performance in the … SMILE flight camera and provide experimental data to support in-orbit operations. The role holder will also attend regular project meetings and conferences, deliver progress reports and interface with team members and external scientists and engineers from theUoL , Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL), UKSA and ESA. In addition, the role holder will have the opportunity to be involved in More ❯
Employment Type: Permanent
Salary: GBP Annual
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