Software Developer

Job Responsibilities:

• The Laser Communications Group develops, builds, tests, and operates laser communications systems for a variety of applications and environments. Group offers dramatically increased data rates and enhanced physical security relative to standard radio frequency-based communications systems. The Group has expertise in communications; optics; electro-optics; optical turbulence mitigation; precise pointing control systems; embedded systems; command, control, and telemetry; test set design and fabrication; data analysis; modeling; and simulation.
• The technology developed and the lessons learned from these activities are transferred to operational programs through participation in standard groups and through the operation of a gold-standard test infrastructure. Major efforts include demonstration of a low-cost, high performance, prototype airborne Group terminals, designed for the Group interoperability standards, development of a test capability to validate interoperability among various contractor-produced terminals, and investigation into techniques to enable multiple simultaneous Group links through a single aperture. Group is a rapidly burgeoning field, and the candidate will have the opportunity to play an important role in this exciting and dynamic field.

Skills:

• Prior experience and familiarity with Group system-level functions
• Testbed development and operation expertise
• Solid programming experience with parallel processing in MATLAB, Python, C++ and Java is required
• Adept at designing and implementing Graphical User Interfaces for testbed operations
• Data analysis experience to be able to take a data set and determine how to analyze, organize, and present data
• Strong documentation and writing skills are necessary
• Good communication skills: willingness to listen to the needs of engineers and the ability to articulate solutions to engineers in other disciplines who possess little understanding of embedded software systems  
• Experience with NoSQL databases is strongly desired
• Working knowledge of C++ and a background in mathematics would be a plus
• Masters is preferred but not mandatory

Education/Experience:

• Minimum Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, Physics, or related field with experience relevant to optical communications testing.