Beschreibung
This long term contract is within an organisation focused on the exciting domain of astronomy, telescopes and data reduction techniques.
The role involves
- developing data reduction pipelines for the operational instruments at astronomical observatories.
- The data reduction pipelines are used in two operational environments; by Data Flow Operations at Munich, and by the Science Operations,
- The pipelines are used for the quick-look assessment of data, the health-monitoring of instruments and detectors, the generation of master calibration data, the reduction of scientific exposures, and data quality control.
- The work involves the preparation of data reduction procedures for the pipelines, and the implementation of these parts in ANSI-C.
You are a software engineer, ideally, with
- minimum 3 years experience in developing astronomical data reduction applications in ANSI-C.
- able to participate in any of the maintenance and development efforts contributing to the entire software life cycle, from analysis to design, coding, documentation and testing, to deployment and maintenance.
- Happy to accept responsibility over allocated data reduction pipelines and interact with the instrument scientists at the operational sites for the specification of data reduction procedures.
- able to operate independently and meet the agreed deadlines.
- good knowledge of image and signal processing methods (such as Horne's algorithm), as well as statistical handling of scientific data;
- knowledge of observational techniques in astrophysics (imaging, adaptive optics, spectroscopy) and the related data reduction methods will be an asset.
- familiar with modern software engineering practices and tools, including SVN, and unit testing.
Soft skills include
- excellent command of the English language, very good oral and written communication skills,
- team spirit and flexibility;
- customer orientation,
- familiarity with international organizations,
- strong sense for quality development