Software Development Engineer

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The University of Miami’s Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing (CSTARS) is currently seeking a software developer to augment the ongoing development of satellite management tools and the creation of new internal applications used in the operations management and image processing functions of the Center. The Software Development Engineer position involves a wide range of software design and development activities within a highly dynamic environment supporting a variety of remote-sensing discovery and analysis programs. The ideal candidate will bring innovative ideas to enhance the CSTARS end-user Web experience, while applying established development methodologies throughout a project’s lifecycle. Additionally, the ideal candidate will be able to devise heuristic solutions to further the use of remote sensing data in responding to real-world scenarios, and wrap successful solutions within an operational application framework.

The ideal candidate will have the desire and ability to provide significant impact for both the evolution & enhancement of deployed systems, and the research & development for emerging systems. The developer in this position researches, designs, and develops computer software and application systems for CSTARS satellite operations. Position requires the ability to characterize the operations and recognize ways to automate manual or frequently-performed functions.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Software system architecture analysis and design; Software development, testing, integration, and debugging; May perform presentations and conduct training courses relevant to improved satellite management tool; Assists with special CSTARS projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Required:

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent technical degree in a related field of study.
Minimum of three (3+) or more years of directly related software programming work experience.
Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science and relevant GIS, satellite processing, image analysis and interpretation experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience is preferred.
Proficiency in Windows and LINUX operating systems.
The job requires very strong programming and debugging skills.
Experience and thorough knowledge with Javascript, C#, Python, and Java (in order of priority), though other languages such as Groovy will be considered in keeping with the latest technologies.
Ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Ability to read and interpret API and ICD documents.
Ability to write routine reports, correspondence and software users’ manual.
Ability to effectively present the benefits and drawbacks of new and existing technologies.
Be able to travel occasionally to project and educational meetings and trade shows.
Due to the nature of our work, qualified candidates must have or be able to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.
Knowledge of file and text transfer protocols as well as text and image file manipulation.

Highly Desirable:

Sound working knowledge of memory management, inter-process communication, and synchronization is expected.
Experience with OpenLayers, Open Street Map, GeoServer, or related GIS frameworks.
Experience with scientific modeling applications (Matlab, IDL).
Experience with statistical and qualitative data analysis.
Experience in developing clients and services within a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) environment for GIS related solutions.
Be comfortable working without supervision and maintaining accuracy with limited guidance. Most of the work may be confidential and/or proprietary and non-routine.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Desirable:

Knowledge of web editing software and Powerpoint.

Apply at www.miami.edu/careers

Position #: P100036755

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