Copernicus Data Processing & Maintenance Enginer [26135]

• Development, implementation and maintenance of operational scientific data algorithms and product processing software to derive geophysical parameters from remote sensing data;
• Development of product quality monitoring software and tools;
• Analysis and resolution of science data processing anomalies;
• Instrument navigation, registration and calibration;
• Calibration and Validation (Cal/Val) preparation, planning and execution, maintaining the expertise of Level 1 and Level 2 product Cal/Val;
• Applications of satellite data in meteorology, oceanography, and atmospheric composition;
• Scientific document writing.

• Experience with Sentinel-3 Level 2 Atmospheric Products, particularly Clouds, Aerosols and Water Vapour processing.
• Practical knowledge of atmospheric retrieval validation, including Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) and Total Column Water Vapour (TCWV) products. Experience with match-up generation, validation datasets and performance assessment is highly desirable.
• Experience supporting and maintaining operational Copernicus NRT processors for atmospheric products, including anomaly investigation, bug fixing, processor validation and operational monitoring.
• Strong background in scientific software development using Python and/or C within a Linux environment. Experience with Git/GitLab, CI/CD pipelines and RPM-based deployments is desirable.
• Experience developing and maintaining data validation and monitoring tools, including automated monitoring pipelines, dashboards and web-based monitoring solutions.
• Ability to develop and maintain scientific data processing and analysis tools, including handling of satellite and in-situ datasets, statistical analysis and validation reporting.
• Experience with operational data processing environments and tooling such as Docker, HTCondor, Linux, Bash scripting and API-based data processing systems would be a strong advantage.
• Experience producing technical documentation, validation reports, software release documentation and maintaining project documentation in GitLab/Confluence environments.
• Background in remote sensing, Earth Observation, atmospheric science, physics, environmental science or a related discipline.

This role is based in Darmstadt, Germany.

If you believe you have what it takes for this position, please send your CV (in English and in Word or PDF format) to Andrés Izquierdo by clicking on the ‘Apply for this job’ button and quoting job reference.

An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!

Last apply date: 31/08/2026!