[OSGeo-Jobs] Sr. Software Engineer at NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain Vew, Calif.

[Ted Scharff]

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Title:       Software Developer (full-time position)
Location:    NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Start Date:  Immediate

Want to help NASA map Mars and the Moon? Want to build teraflop image
processing pipelines that will run on NASA's supercomputers? Want to  
help
set an example that will define the course of NASA open source software
development?

The NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group (irg.arc.nasa.gov) has an
immediate opening for a full-time senior software developer to help  
create
the next generation planetary ground data system and automated satellite
image processing pipeline. This is a high-profile, high-impact  
opportunity
to co-develop software that will make a difference in how we explore
space. This software is already being used by NASA mission engineers,  
the
planetary science community, and the general public through Google
Mars/Moon, Microsoft World Wide Telescope, and other cutting-edge  
science
and outreach platforms.

Applicants should hold a B.S. (or higher) in Computer Science and have
excellent software engineering and system development skills. A strong
background in UNIX development and open-source tools is required.

  - 2+ years of experience as lead software developer

  - 2+ years of software development experience with C++ and Python.
   Experience with C++ template and generic programming idioms is a  
major
   plus

In addition, knowledge in one (or more) of the following areas is  
greatly
preferred:

  - distributed computing, multi-threaded and parallel processing

  - geospatial data systems (KML, GIS, GDAL, proj.4, etc.)

  - linear algebra and statistics, plus some knowledge of optimization,
    estimation, and probablistic methods

  - computer vision (camera models, stereo vision, lidar, 2D/3D  
mosaicking)

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send the
following via email:

  - a letter describing your background and software experience

  - a detailed resume (PDF or text)

  - contact details for two (or more) references

to Dr. Terry Fong <terry.fong at nasa.gov>.

The NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group (IRG) is dedicated to enabling
humans and robots to explore and learn about extreme environments,  
remote
locations, and uncharted worlds. IRG conducts applied research in a wide
range of areas with an emphasis on robotics systems science and field
testing. IRG's expertise includes applied computer vision (navigation,
planetary mapping, automated science support), interactive 3D user
interfaces, robot software architecture, and planetary rovers. Recent
projects include:

  Mars in Google Earth         http://earth.google.com
  Moon in Google Earth         http://moon.google.com
  NASA Vision Workbench        http://ti.arc.nasa.gov/visionworkbench
  GigaPan Robotic Camera       http://gigapan.org
  Robotic Recon Field Test     http://lunarscience.nasa.gov/roboticrecon


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