Copernicus Data Processing Operations Engineer H/F

EUMETSAT operates a fleet of Earth Observation satellites in Low Earth and Geostationary orbits including two Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites (Sentinel-3A and -3B) and two Copernicus Sentinel-6 satellites (Sentinel-6A Michael Freilich and Sentinel-6B, the latter of which is currently under commissioning), and is preparing for the launch of Sentinel-3C later in 2026. EUMETSAT also plans to exploit more Copernicus satellites, for example to perform secondary objective data processing activities for CRISTAL (the Copernicus Polar Ice and Snow Topography Altimeter mission) and CIMR (the Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer mission). The data generated by EUMETSAT's satellite systems and the derived products are supplied to the National Meteorological Services of EUMETSAT's Member States in Europe, as well as to other users world-wide. This is to support a core objective of EUMETSAT to contribute to the operational monitoring of the climate and the detection of global climate changes. Reporting to the Copernicus Data Processing Team Leader, the Copernicus Data Processing Operations Engineer will conduct and support operations of the data processing and product extraction systems for those Copernicus missions exploited by EUMETSAT; they will also support the future evolutions of these systems. The Copernicus Data Processing Operations Engineer will support the coordination of the operations build up for future Copernicus missions. Please note that we may take 2 candidates from this vacancy notice. What you'll be doing · Coordinate and support operations of the Copernicus payload data processing and product extraction systems delivering Level 0 to Level 2 products, including backlog-processing, anomaly reporting and investigations of anomalies; · Support the preparation and maintenance of the operational documentation (such as operations guides, operations interface control documents, operations procedures) for the Copernicus data processing systems; · Contribute to the performance monitoring and analysis of Copernicus data processing services, including the development of tools for monitoring the quality of products and for the production of Key Performance Indicators; · Support data processing development activities of Copernicus missions, including the assessment of deliveries, and contribution to verification and operational validation activities; · Prepare for the Operations of future Copernicus missions, including updating and maintaining the operational documentation (such as operations guides, operations interface control documents, operations procedures) for the Copernicus data processing systems; · Contribute to the definition of the data and product processing concepts as well as operations preparations for future Copernicus missions; · Support the operations preparations and commissioning activities for Copernicus missions exploited by EUMETSAT (e.g. Sentinel 3-C/D, CRISTAL, CIMR, CO2M, Sentinel-3NG and Sentinel-6NG); · Support the medium- and long-term operations planning for Copernicus data processing systems; · Support training activities related to Copernicus data processing; · The main foci for this Copernicus Data Processing Operations Engineer will be the Sentinel-3, CRISTAL and CIMR missions.