JOB OPENING: CIRES Research Associate, Scientific Software Engineer

 

The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado at Boulder has an immediate opening for a Research Associate supporting NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Boulder, Colorado. This position is for a Scientific Software Engineer within the NCEI Solar-Terrestrial Physics (STP) program. The successful candidate will work as part of a team of scientists, data managers, and engineers dedicated to the processing and dissemination of NOAA space weather data. STP is responsible for developing the Satellite Product Analysis & Distribution Enterprise System (SPADES), a demonstration and prototyping system for processing GOES-R space environment products.  The capabilities of the instruments on the new GOES-R series of weather satellites (first launch scheduled for autumn 2016) will provide a significant advance over the current measurements in areas such as spectral range and resolution. The new instruments consist of the Solar Ultraviolet Imager, the Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors, the Space Environment In-Situ Suite of particle detectors, and the Magnetometer. As a scientific software engineer within STP, the successful candidate will monitor, maintain, troubleshoot, upgrade, and augment the scientific processing system hosted on SPADES to ensure that product quality requirements are met. 

 

Requirements:

 

B.S. in Physical Science, Engineering, Computer Science or similar technical discipline, or equivalent demonstrable experience.

 

Four or more years’ experience at the post-B.S. level in scientific programming and analysis of environmental data.

 

Proficiency in Python and C/C++ and a willingness to learn other high-level languages used for scientific programming.

 

Ability to implement a practical data processing algorithm based on documentation authored by other parties.

 

Ability to modify and maintain software authored by other parties.

 

Skilled in Unix/Linux operating environments.

 

Understanding of the architecture, design and workings of systems that handle large data sets.

 

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

 

A flexible and proactive attitude combined with an ability to multitask on various projects with other team members.

 

U. S. citizenship or permanent residency.

 

For more information, please contact Juan Rodriguez (juan.v.rodriguez@colorado.edu)