Our direct client is looking to fill the following position.   If interested, please contact Jon Rostler at 617-938-6100 x207.    All resumes shoudl be sent in word format to jrostler@dpcit.com

Position: Systems Engineer

Location: Lexington, MA

Length: 18 Months

Rate: DOE

Our client is seeking motivated scientists and systems engineers with experience in satellite remote sensing to support development of ground processing software for a next generation satellite system.  You will work as a team, interacting with system architects and software engineers to support the design, implementation, integration and test of ground processing algorithms to derive environmental products from down-linked satellite data. Activities will include requirements analysis, algorithm analysis and prototyping, algorithm test and evaluation, modeling and simulation, and documentation for all phases of design though implementation.

Candidates with a variety of experience levels are sought. Minimum requirements are a MS or BS degree in the physical sciences plus a minimum of 3 years experience in relevant fields (advanced degrees may be substituted for work experience). Relevant areas of experience include meteorological and surface remote sensing, solar X-ray and UV observations, in-situ space particle detection, lightning detection, and instrument calibration. Applicants with good technical writing skills, experience with C and IDL programming in a UNIX environment, and experience with requirements analysis, and satellite data are encouraged to apply.

The following are required:

·         Experience in meteorology, remote sensing, sensor calibration or space physics

·         Strong technical writing and communication skills

·         Ability to work as part of a team

·         Experience in scientific data analysis

·         Programming in C, IDL, MATLAB or equivalent

The following are desired:

·         Background in Systems Engineering

·         Experience with DOORS

·         Experience with Visual Basic for Microsoft Excel and/ or Microsoft Access

·         C++ programming

·         Radiative Transfer modeling

·         Detection, estimation and time-series analysis