Discipline: Tracking System Design and Analysis
Level: Senior
Posted: 12/20/00
Requisition #: 335_6508
Rate Range: $1186-$2442 / week
Department: 3350 - Tracking Systems and Applications Section

REQUIRES: Extensive theoretical and practical experience with the Global Positioning System (GPS) and with space geodetic techniques. Experience in technical project leadership. Excellent programming and analytical skills. Fluency in at least one of the following programming languages: FORTRAN, C, C++. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

DESIRE: Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a similar discipline with eight years work experience, or an MA/MS degree in with ten years work experience. Extensive theoretical background, as well as hands-on experience in one or more of the following disciplines: orbit determination, flight software development, real time systems, embedded systems and filtering. Demonstrated problem solving creativity and leadership.

WILL: Lead research and development efforts to advance GPS and GPS-derivative technology toward applications in earth and space science. Develop and implement real time radio metric tracking systems to support formations of spacecraft for ultra-precise interferometry and in-situ planetary exploration. Contribute to the design and development of the next generation Guidance, Navigation and Control (GN and C) sensors. Support the design, development, test and delivery of tracking systems to a variety of flight missions, including ST-5, SAC-C, and GRACE.

Discipline: Electrical Engineering
Level: Staff
Posted: 12/20/00
Requisition #: 335_6506
Rate Range: $932-$1884 / week
Department: 3350 - Tracking Systems and Applications Section

REQUIRES: Proven track record in modeling and solving challenging real world problems. Theoretical and practical experience in signal processing. Hands-on experience with experimental data. Excellent programming and analytical skills, Fluency in at least one of the following programming languages: FORTRAN, C, C++. Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

DESIRE: Ph.D. degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Aerospace Engineering or a similar discipline, or an MA/MS degree with three years work experience. Experience with Global Positioning System (GPS) signal modeling and familiarity with the various remote sensing applications of GPS. Hardware experience. Theoretical background as well as hands-on experience in one or more of the following disciplines: orbit determination, remote sensing, digital signal processing, flight software development, real time systems, embedded systems, filtering, RF systems, optical systems.

WILL: Participate in advanced research and development of novel remote sensing techniques with GPS, including applications in atmospheric sensing, bi-static altimetry, and scatterometry. Support the design, development and testing of next generation tracking systems to enable new science and navigation applications. Support the design, development, test and delivery of tracking systems to a variety of flight missions, including ST-5, SAC-C, and GRACE.

Discipline: Tracking System Design and Analysis
Level: Staff
Posted: 12/20/00
Requisition #: 335_6507
Rate Range: $932-$1884 / week
Department: 3350 - Tracking Systems and Applications Section

REQUIRES: Proven track record of problem solving creativity in a challenging technical field. Excellent programming and analytical skills. Fluency in at least one of the following programming languages: FORTRAN, C,C++. Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

DESIRE: Ph.D. degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Aerospace Engineering, or a similar discipline, or an MA/MS degree with three years work experience. Theoretical and practical experience with the Global Positioning System. Theoretical background as well as hands-on experience in one or more of the following disciplines: orbit determination, remote sensing, signal processing, flight software development, real time systems, embedded systems, filtering.

WILL: Participate in team research and development efforts to advance GPS and GPS-derivative technology toward applications in earth and space science. Develop real time radio metric tracking systems to support formations of spacecraft for ultra-precise interferometry and in-situ planetary exploration. Contribute to the design and development of the next generation Guidance, Navigation and Control (GN&C) sensors. Support the design, development, test and delivery of tracking systems to a variety of flight missions, including ST-5, SAC-C, and GRACE.

Discipline: Digital Signal Processing
Level: Senior
Posted: 05/09/00
Requisition #: 335_5113
Rate Range: $1186-$2442 / week
Department: 3350 - Tracking Systems and Applications Section

REQUIRES: Extensive experience with applications of realtime programming which requires system-level analysis of the interaction between software and the hardware being controlled, so as to obtain optimal system performance. Knowledge of C++. Good verbal and written communication skills.

DESIRE: Ph.D. degree in Physics or Electrical Engineering with two plus years work experience, or MA/MS degree in a similar discipline with six plus years work experience. Significant experience in controlling electronics with realtime software. Extensive experience with interfacing embedded microprocessors to on-board Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) and to external input/output devices.

WILL: Lead a team for the development and test of realtime software which will run on flight Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers and enable highly autonomous operation of the next-generation of small scientific satellites. Work with a group responsible for end-to-end development and innovative applications of next-generation flight GPS receivers.

Discipline: Software Engineering
Level: Staff
Posted: 12/20/00
Requisition #: 335_6509
Rate Range: $932-$1884 / week
Department: 3350 - Tracking Systems and Applications Section

REQUIRES: Proven track record of problem solving creativity in a challenging technical field. Excellent programming and analytical skills. Experience with real time applications and embedded systems. Fluency in at least one of the following programming languages: FORTRAN, C, C++. Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

DESIRE: Ph.D. degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or a similar discipline, or a MA/MS degree with three years work experience. Experience with flight or instrument software development. Experience with modeling and solving physical problems. Theoretical and practical experience with the Global Positioning System (GPS). Theoretical background as well as hands-on experience in one or more of the following disciplines: orbit determination, remote sensing, signal processing, filtering.

WILL: Support the design, development, and delivery of novel real time navigation and science software for a variety of flight missions, including ST-5, SAC-C, and GRACE. Participate in team research and development efforts to advance GPS and GPS-derivative technology toward new applications in earth and space science.

Discipline: Electrical Engineering / Systems Engineering
Level: Senior
Posted: 02/14/00
Requisition #: 335_4569
Rate Range: $1186-$2442 / week
Department: 3350 - Tracking Systems and Applications Section

REQUIRES: Extensive experience in the development of real-time hardware or software systems. Demonstrated experience in the specification, design, development, test and operations of flight radio frequency (RF) and microwave hardware using Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processing (DSP) or Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). In-depth knowledge of communication system analysis. Demonstrated ability to lead effectively in a diverse team environment. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Proven ability to work with minimum direction.

DESIRE: Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or similar discipline with six years work experience, or a MA/MS degree in similar discipline with ten years work experience, or a BA/BS degree in similar with twelve years work experience. Expertise in modulation, coding and demodulation techniques. Demonstrated experience in RIF microcircuit modeling electrical design, packaging design, and system engineering. Experience with interfacing embedded microprocessors to on-board ASICs and external input/output devices. Skills in C/C++ and Matlab. Theoretical and practical experience with the Global Positioning System (GPS). Extensive theoretical background as well as hands-on experience in one or more of the following disciplines: orbit determination, attitude determination, estimation/filtering. Experience in project or task management. Experience in component specifications, contract technical management, and interfacing with sub-contractors.

WILL: Lead a team of staff engineers responsible for the design, development, documentation, testing and delivery of the Constellation Communications and Navigation Transceiver (CCNT) to the ST5 New Millennium mission. Support the design, development, test and delivery of the Mars Network Transceiver (MNT). Perform advanced research into new types of tracking and communications devices for constellations of spacecraft. Build and test printed circuit boards which contain ASICs, microprocessors, and FPGAs. Program FPGAs and write real-time software. Work as part of a team that is responsible for end-to-end development and innovative applications of next-generation flight Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers.