Remote Sensing Specialist

Working closely with EUSPA (European Union Agency for the Space Programme), Serco has contributed significantly to various missions, offering expertise in engineering, IT support, and data management services. Our collaboration with EUSPA ensures the efficient operation and success of space programs, highlighting Serco's commitment to advancing Europe's space capabilities and their role in critical space missions. By partnering with Serco, EUSPA has successfully leveraged state-of-the-art technologies and expert management to advance Europe's space capabilities, ensuring efficient and effective operations across multiple missions.
On behalf of our client, EUSPA we are looking for a skilled Remote Sensing Specialist join our team distributed over the EUSPA site's, in Prague, Czech Republic.

Main Responsibilities

• Support to market intelligence gathering and analysis, including technical and business aspects, as well as contribution to EUSPA market and technology publications
• Support in the analysis of upstream and downstream value chains in various market segments;
• Support in technical feasibility analysis and implementation, including test campaigns, proof of concepts, and pilot projects with final users for demonstration and validation in user operational environment
• Support to the implementation of market uptake roadmaps
• Support to stakeholder consultation and analysis of the received feedbacks
• Support to key account management of market stakeholders, including support in the comarketing activities with players in the value chain
• Support to industry meeting, interviews, preparation of market events and webinars, etc.
• Support to identification and definition of KPIs, enabling the dynamic follow up of roadmaps implementation and results tracking, including risks and schedule oversight
• Contribution in the preparation of internal reporting activities related to market development
• Support in other activities implementing EC Strategies, policies and legislation relevant to EU Space and other space related programmes

Successful CandidateThe specialist will work in a team of multi – lingual experts. In order to answer to our current customers, we are looking for a candidate fluent in English. Additional language is an asset.

The successful applicant will hold an university degree in Physics, Remote Sensing or similar, have an in-depth knowledge of satellite remote sensing (optical and SAR), image analysis, GIS technology and applications and programming. In particular, experience in EO data processing and applications exploiting modern technologies (cloud computing, big data, AI…) and some teaching and/or communication experience are sought.

Other skills:

• Experience in multi-source data integration
• Experience in scientific and application project management
• Good documentation writing skills
• Experience in data Science and tools (e.g. Python, R, SQL, Matlab, C++)
• Ability to manage several tasks in parallel and to prioritise
• Capability to work in a team
• Pro-active approach to problem identification and resolution

On offer:

• Competitive Salary.
• Great career opportunities in the Space industry
• Comprehensive package of benefits offered by the company, such as life insurance and health insurance.
• Opportunity to work in an international environment.

About Serco:

Serco is a leading Space Services Provider with thousands of skilled resources that has supported over 50 space missions on behalf of more than 10 Space or Government agencies around the globe, including the likes of ESA, CNES, EUMETSAT, EUSPA, ASI and NASA. We offer space capabilities across the full space lifecycle from satellite testing to Launch services, LEOP to spacecraft operations, space surveillance to data management, and supporting downstream application development. With over 55 years history in the space sector Serco is well placed to contribute to National strategies across Europe and the globe We work within the heart of the space sector so understand the challenges our customers face. When it comes to recruitment we are experts in sourcing the very best talent within space engineering, earth observation, satellite communications and cyber security. We have placed hundreds of people from post graduates through to C-suite executives into space agencies, satellite operators, manufacturers, system integrators, consultancies, earth observation/remote sensing, launch providers and much more.

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