Job: ESA Euclid Space Telescope Hiring C Senior Software Engineer, Lisbon/Remote

[note: the position is indeed for a Senior Software Engineer (C language), even if it is formally called something else]

The portuguese Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences is looking for a software developer to join the local team in Lisbon, or remotely.

The position is funded by the Portuguese Space Agency and is initially for 1 year, with funding secured for an additional 2 years. Possible extension up to the end of the mission is subject to continued funding. The appointment is in the University of Lisbon, with remote work also being a possibility.

The successful applicant will be responsible for the maintenance and further development of ECTile, the Euclid survey software, developed in ECSURV. ECTile has a complex architecture with several modules and includes algorithms for tessellation of the sphere, computation of the Euclid tiles, generation of sky patches, construction of optimized point-to-point routes in the sphere, among others. ECTile uses quaternions algebra to define pointings in the sky and spacecraft rotations. It is written in C and has a total of 70,000 Lines of Code.

Candidates must have a bachelor degree or higher (a PhD is not mandatory), preferably in software engineering, computer science or related areas. Long term experience in development of geometrical algorithms, familiarity with quaternion algebra and proficiency in C programming language are preferential requirements.

If you are interested and fit the profile, please register in the platform: http://concursos.fciencias-id.pt and submit the application consisting of a cover letter, CV, digital copy of the bachelor's certificate, digital copies of other scientific or professional qualifications and optionally reference letters.

Application deadline: July 25, 2023

The vacancy notice pdf file with all details is found at https://ciencias.ulisboa.pt/concursos?id=4350