Science Systems and Applications, Inc (SSAI) · 16 hours ago
Senior Scientific Programmer/Analyst
Greenbelt, MD, Lanham, MD, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$90K/yr - $110K/yr
10+ years expScience Systems and Applications, Inc (SSAI) seeks a motivated and outgoing scientific programmer/analyst to support mission related work at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. This position is designed for a scientist/programmer with experience in working with large scientific datasets to support a data processing system, to transform lower-level mission data into higher-level science data products for distribution to the scientific community.
Machine LearningManufacturingSoftware EngineeringWeb Development
Responsibilities
Delivery and installation of new processing software releases, and test runs
Creating test plans and test reports for software deliveries as needed
Overseeing the daily operations of the system, including ingestion, processing, and distribution
Managing distribution of the products to associated scientists
Maintaining knowledge of all aspects of system processes with the ability to identify key leaders for task execution
Spearheading the optimization of the software management system to boost productivity and align with the Science team's time requirements
Maintaining, updating and documenting all procedures
Qualification
Required
MS or equivalent in a STEM related field or comparable work experience
10+ years of experience in scientific programming and data analysis
Advanced proficiency in programming with Fortran, C, Python, Version control with GitHub, Linux
Significant experience with processing of Remote Sensing data
Facility with large data sets
Good communication skills
Preferred
BS or higher in a physical science, math, or computer science fields
Experience in programming for scientific applications
Familiarity with remote sensing
Familiarity with the space environment
Familiarity with laser altimetry
Experience with other tools such as MatLab, IDL, Mathematica
Familiarity with Pandas, Jupyter, Git
Company
Science Systems and Applications, Inc (SSAI)
Science Systems and Applications, Inc.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
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