PLATO Software Developer

Job Description:

The candidate will support the Spacecraft Power Modeling team, in specific, the Power Planning and Analysis Tool (PLATO), which is utilized by the NASA flight controllers to model the power utilization and perform electrical power analysis, battery discharge rates, and usage trends aboard the International Space Station.  The candidate will be performing software development and bug fixes utilizing Java and C/C++ to improve the software application.  Electrical engineering and familiarity with power distribution systems, batteries, and solar arrays is helpful. 

Required Skills:

• Java, C/C++, Eclipse IDE, Subversion or other CM experience, Linux
• Understanding of software development lifecycle and scrum

Desired Skills:

• Eclipse application development (RCP – plugin development or maintenance, EMF – Eclipse Modeling Framework)
• Continuous Integration (Jenkins), Automated testing (JUnit, CPP-unit, Sikuli, or similar)
• Code test and analysis tools (code coverage, complexity analysis, automated test scripting, code performance analysis tools)
• XML programming
• Shell and script programming:  bash/tcsh, Perl, Python, Awk/Sed
• Agile/scrum, Version One
• "R" programming – used by Orion systems
• Graphics programming in Java/Eclipse (drawing charts, plots, and timelines)
• Electrical Engineering or other engineering, plus programming:  batteries, solar arrays, power equipment, power distribution busses

EOE M/F/V

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