Satellite Programmers - Astrium GEO NA

Astrium GEO NA is currently recruiting two Satellite Programmers.  These positions report to the Vice President of Operations.  Please email resume to jobs@astrium-geo.com.

Job description

Provide complete Programming Services to SICORP’s clients and to internal clients. Provide backup to other Client Solutions reps and Satellite Programmers.


Qualifications

Employee must be proficient in the entire Microsoft Office Suite. After a complete training program given by Astrium GEO, employee must be proficient in the entire SAS suite, Multi-satellite tool and Access Unit. Knowledge in climatology is desired.

Must be extremely organized and excellent at time management. Candidate must have excellent communications and contact relation skills.

Special Position Requirements

This position does require some domestic and international travel to France. This position also requires employee to be part of Astrium GEO’s 7-day service which requires availability on rotating weekends and some overtime. Other overtime may be requested on a case by case basis.

Responsibilities

Provide Complete Programming Support

1. Be familiar with and adhere to all programming procedures.
2. Act as the programming software expert within Astrium GEO NA. Be prepared to train new employees on programming software.
3. Coordinate with IT dept. and other GEO entities on programming software functionality. 
4. Maintain tracking mechanisms to keep everyone informed on status of all programming requests.
5. Receive and program all programming requests for designated territories. Use multi-satellite capacity if it is relevant. Receive and coordinate international requests which need to go to Astrium GEO in Toulouse. Track all PARs to make sure they are receiving attempts. Validate images, provide shape files, etc.
6. Coordinate programming and PALT slots for designated ground stations.
7. Manage relationship with Astrium GEO Toulouse as concerns international programming and overall programming capabilities and limitations. Make sure to include supervisor in overall strategy and major decisions. Actively solicit information from relevant sources on new functionalities and knowledge.
8. Travel to Toulouse once a year to receive yearly programming training.
9. Promote a positive relationship with clients and with SISA.

Provide Backup

1. Coordinate vacation schedules with other CS reps and Programmers.
2. Receive requests from other customers and AMs when CS reps and Programmers are out.
3. Communicate workload level with other Programmers & CS reps. Offer and ask for help when needed.

Student positions at USGS

USGS Eastern Geographic Science Center has immediate student internships available. There are two different needs as follows.

1. Some knowledge of land use/cover mapping and ERDAS IMAGINE.
2. A programmer to assist with developing new functionalities in applications designed for flood hazard mitigation, land conservation prioritization in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and water resource management in South Florida.

Experience with a Javascript user interface library is required (e.g, YUI, ExtJS, jQuery). Familiarity with server-side processing would be helpful (Python is preferred), as well as familiarity with a Javascript mapping library (e.g. OpenLayers, Google Maps).

These positions do require student status and very likely US citizenship. If interested, please send an e-mail expression of interest and a resume/CV to Greg Desmond, Associate Chief, EGSC.

GIS Assistant - Temporary Hire @ Prince William County Service Authority

Applicants without GIS experience will not be considered for hire.

Accountabilities

• Perform data research, discovery, and collection from historical engineering plans and documents
• Prepare data catalogues of necessary documents and data, document information sources, and prepare metadata documentation
• Use GIS software to query utility assets and perform attribute population, add new utility assets and document metadata
• Work independently to verify accuracy of conflicting information by reviewing historical engineering plans and documents
• Locate water and sewer assets in the field using GPS technology to verify asset information

 Knowledge/Skills

• Must have experience using ESRI products, specifically ArcGIS Desktop and ArcCatalog version 8.0 or higher
• Experience interpreting and analyzing water and/or sanitary sewer utility information
• Basic knowledge of water and sewer system operations
• Must be detailed oriented and capable of reading and understanding complex engineering plans, maps and records
• Strong analytical skills and ability to systematically mine data from hard copy engineering plans and documents
• Experience using GPS technology
• Experience producing high quality digital and hardcopy maps and project graphics
• Willingness to assist with multiple projects
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing
• Field work may be required

 *This is a temporary position eligible to work up to 37.5 hours per week for up to 12 months*

 

For complete job description and application instructions, please visit Prince William County Service Authority and click on the Service Authority Career Opportunities link.

GIS Research Internship at the IML

Institute of Museum and Library Service (www.imls.gov) is looking for  a part-time paid research assistant position (at a GS-7 hourly rate) for a policy oriented research project.  The ideal candidate would be a first of second year of graduate student interested in working 20 hours a week for at least one year commitment.

Please contact Carlos A Manjarrez for more details: cmanjarres@imls.gv, 201-689-4927.

Job opportunity in a local company

A local company is looking for someone with experience in geodatabase design, implementation and management.

Please contact Dr. David Wong at dwong2@gmu.edu for more details if you are interested.

GGS Lab Tech Assistant

The department of Geography and Geoinformation Science at Mason is looking for a part-time lab assistant. Hours are flexible, and salary is depending on experience.

Please send your resume as an attachment to geogtech@gmu.edu
w/ the subject as "GGS Lab Assistant position."

MDA Federal-15 positions available for Remote Sensing

Please see the position description of 15 positions from this site:
https://careers-mdaus.icims.com/jobs/1015/job

See also at the link: https://careers-mdaus.icims.com/jobs/search?ss=1&searchLocation=&searchCategory=&hashed=0 and follow the links to the career page.


See the URL: MDA Federal