Science Data Quality and Operations Scientist

Serco
Madrid
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Research & Scientific (R&D)Education: bachelorsSkills: ["Analytical","Problem-solving","Communication","Collaboration"]

Monitor and assess the quality of scientific data products and processing chains for ESA astronomy, planetary science, and heliophysics missions. Verify incoming and outgoing products, investigate telemetry and anomalies, and support calibration, validation, verification, and commissioning. Use Quick Look Analysis and related monitoring tools to perform data quality assessments, coordinate corrective actions with instrument and engineering teams, and produce quality reports and operational documentation.

Loading

Loading job details...

Preparing the role view and application actions.

FursaFursa
Serco
Serco
1 month ago

Science Data Quality and Operations Scientist

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI
Last checked: 4 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Monitor and assess the quality of scientific data products and processing chains for ESA astronomy, planetary science, and heliophysics missions. Verify incoming and outgoing products, investigate telemetry and anomalies, and support calibration, validation, verification, and commissioning. Use Quick Look Analysis and related monitoring tools to perform data quality assessments, coordinate corrective actions with instrument and engineering teams, and produce quality reports and operational documentation.
Location: Madrid
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Research & Scientific (R&D)

Key Responsibilities

  • •Monitor and assess the quality of scientific data products and processing chains.
  • •Verify the integrity, consistency, and completeness of incoming and outgoing mission products.
  • •Analyse scientific telemetry, auxiliary data, and processing outputs to identify anomalies and data issues.
  • •Support calibration, validation, verification, and commissioning activities across the mission lifecycle.
  • •Investigate anomalies, coordinate corrective actions with instrument teams and software/operations teams, and produce quality assessment reports and documentation.

Key Requirements

  • •Degree in Physics, Astronomy, Space Science, Engineering, or a related scientific discipline.
  • •Experience in scientific data analysis and interpretation.
  • •Understanding of scientific data processing workflows and product validation activities.
  • •Experience with Python and scientific data analysis libraries.
  • •Experience working in Linux environments.
Experience:SpaceESAScientific missionsGround segment
Education:Bachelor's in Physics, Astronomy, Space Science, Engineering (or related)
Skills:AnalyticalProblem-solvingCommunicationCollaboration
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonNumPySciPyPandasMatplotlibAstropyLinuxQuick Look Analysis (QLA)FITSPDSCDFNetCDFSQLJiraConfluenceAgile

Company Brief

Serco
Provides public services across defence, transport, health, justice, immigration and citizen services, delivering operations, consultancy and managed services to governments and commercial clients worldwide.
Industry: Professional Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Hook, United Kingdom
Founded: 1929
WebsiteLinkedIn