RSO Characterisation Engineer

Responsibilities

• Analyse observational data from varied sources, including photometric, spectrophotometric, polarimetric and radio frequency data.
• Conduct anomaly detection, pattern-of-life fingerprinting and monitoring studies for Resident Space Objects.
• Support the development of a comprehensive RSO characterisation data catalogue.
• Research and develop innovative techniques for determining the characteristics, states and behaviours of RSOs.
• Develop and maintain analytical scripts and small software tools using Python, C, C++ or C#.
• Develop algorithms and analytical methods that improve operational characterisation activities.
• Support the development of machine-learning-enabled algorithms for space object data analysis.
• Take ownership of analytical tasks requiring scientific rigour, detailed investigation and research depth.
• Cross-check data quality, identify anomalies and investigate edge cases.
• Run, understand, validate and adapt existing analytical tools.

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