Beschreibung
TASKS:
The Exposure Time Calculators are a suite of Web applications provided for the Clients Call for Proposals. The total usage of the system peaks to about simulation runs during the Call for Proposals periods in March and September each year. The work involves the maintenance and development of C++ ETC applications for the VLT and VLT Interferometer (VLTI), as well as the maintenance of Java based VLTI applications
NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE:
Education
University degree in Computer Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
The ideal consultant is a software engineer with minimum 3 years experience in developing numerical scientific applications in C++ and Web-based applications with CGI and HTML.
The consultant will enhance and develop the ETC numerical library.
He or she will be able to support any maintenance and development efforts, contributing to the entire software life cycle, from analysis to design, coding, documentation and testing, to deployment and maintenance
in collaboration with the head of department and with the Clients SDD team , he or she will be able to operate independently and meet the agreed deadlines
The consultant is required to have a good knowledge of numerical and signal processing methods, as well as statistical handling of scientific data;
is familiar with the object-oriented language C++, modern software engineering practices and tools, including CVS, and unit testing.
He or she has excellent command of the English language, very good oral and written communication skills and flexibility; customer orientation, familiarity with international organizations, and a strong sense for quality development are also essential.
ATTENTION:
START DATE IS 1st JUNE 2012