LabVIEW Software Developer for Data Acquisition and Control Systems

Amentum•Hampton, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Seeking experienced software developers with strong LabVIEW developer experience to support aerodynamic research at NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC). This position, under the Center Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering (CMOE) contract at LaRC, is part of a team that supports Data Acquisition Systems (DAS) and Facility Automation Systems (FAS) at wind-tunnel, lab, or test facilities on Center. The role will provide support for designing, building, and maintaining data acquisition, instrument control, and industrial automation systems using LabVIEW programming. Additional software languages used by the team include MATLAB, C/C++, C#, and Python. The work is hands-on, varied, and unique, involving a combination of old and new software and hardware. Critical skillsets include LabVIEW systems design, software development, project and team leadership, technical expertise, and safety-focused reliability.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship required.
BS Computer Science or Engineering related degree and at least five (5) years of practical work experience in software development specifically in the NI LabVIEW language to design data acquisition, instrument control, and industrial automation systems.
Experience with leading and training other software developers required.
Following software engineering standards and requirements is required.
Experience in system design, equipment installation, and system startup required.
Valid Real ID compliant identification.
A valid driver’s license is required.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
Must be able to work in a team atmosphere.
Must put forward professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation.
Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety/risk hazard to the employee or others.
The work environment requires the ability to cooperate and work with individuals at all levels of the company and the client organization.
Must be able to balance scope, schedule, and budget to ensure program success.
Employees will exercise diligence when developing a Safe Plan of Action (SPA) for each task performed.

Nice To Haves

The ideal candidate will have worked in a wind tunnel, industrial, or laboratory facility.
Experience with strain gauges, force and moment measurement balances, data acquisition instrumentation, pressure systems, precision filters highly desired.
Certified LabVIEW Developer (or Architect) desired.

Responsibilities

Support Ground Data Systems at NASA Langley Wind Tunnel and Test facilities: Maintain, design, develop, port to new versions of LabVIEW and operating systems, perform troubleshooting, perform system testing, and release management for implemented LabVIEW software products.
Provide system designs for new LabVIEW solutions or to upgrade existing solutions.
Work with sensors and instruments such as pressure systems, pressure transducers, thermocouples, strain gauges, force and moment measurement balances.
Work with control systems such as PLCs, HMIs, valves, meters, and gauges.
Apply NASA Software Engineering process requirements such as configuration management, requirements management, system design, testing, and release management.
Lead, mentor, and train a small team of new LabVIEW developers to develop user-intuitive, visual interfaces focused on hardware interfacing and data processing.