COMPUTER SCIENTIST - RESEARCH COMPUTER SCIENTIST - SPACE DATA SYSTEMS

Who We Are:

Space Data Systems is a CMMI-DEV V2.0 ML2/CL2 appraised high-performance software engineering team that empowers exploration by creating capable, sustainable software using proven technologies and effective software engineering processes in a people-focused work environment.

Objectives of this Role:

• Work with small teams to develop, test, and deploy Java web applications to support a variety of NASA/ESA space missions.
• These web applications support space missions by providing tools for planning mission activities, instrument telemetry data management, spaceflight operations.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

• Develop new software functions in Java.
• Create and improve existing web applications with Spring, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, and CSS.
• Collaborate with scientists and engineers to plan new features and review products in development.
• Review requirements, develop tests cases, execute tests, and report defects and daily test status.
• Work closely with the Testing Lead to ensure testing standards and guidelines are followed.

Requirements:

• Requires a Bachelors or a Masters with a 3.00 GPA in Computer Science or closely related field with related experience
• Experience with Java, or either C++, C#, Groovy, or Scala and willingness to learn Java
• Experience with Selenium WebDriver, Python, and the software development lifecycle or interest in learning
• 0-5 years: Academic or industry experience with Java or either C++, C#, Groovy, or Scala
• 0-5 years: Industry experience with Spring, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, JSP, Servlet, or SQL (Oracle or MySQL) is a plus
• 0-5 years: Testing or related experience
• Must have strong communication skills, be able to succeed in a team environment, have excellent organization skills, the ability to do detailed work, and interface with clients