> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > GEOSPATIAL SOFTWARE ARCHITECT > > Title: Software Developer (full-time position) > Location: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA > > Want to help NASA return to the Moon? Want to build cutting-edge planetary > mapping and modeling systems? Want to create geospatial user interfaces > that reach millions of people? > > The NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group (irg.arc.nasa.gov) has an > immediate opening for a full-time software developer to help create the > next generation of planetary data systems, geospatial user interfaces, and > teraflop image processing pipelines. This is a high-profile, high-impact > opportunity to create software that will make a difference in how we > explore space. This software will be used by NASA mission engineers, the > planetary science community, and the general public, through Google Earth > 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. In > addition, knowledge in one (or more) of the following areas is greatly > preferred: > > - C++, Java, Python, and Django > > - distributed, multi-threaded and parallel processing > > - geospatial systems (GIS, geodesy, experience with GDAL, proj.4, etc.) > > - computer vision (camera models, stereo vision, 2D/3D mosaicking) > > - linear algebra and statistics, plus some knowledge of optimization, > estimation, and probablistic methods > > 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 <[email protected]>. > > 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, 3D > surface modeling, automated science support), human-robot interaction, > interactive 3D user interfaces, robot software architecture, and planetary > rovers. Recent projects include: > > Google Mars 3D http://earth.google.com > Google NASA Planetary Content: http://ti.arc.nasa.gov/projects/planetary > Robotic Site Survey: http://haughton2007.arc.nasa.gov > GigaPan GigaPixel Panoramas: http://gigapan.org > >
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