Senior Scientific Programmer/Analyst

Science Systems & Applications•Greenbelt, MD

About The Position

Science 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.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

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.

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