Description
Job Description:
NASA, working with private industry, is planning our return to the Lunar Surface. For the first time since 1972, we are planning boots on the Moon. For the first time ever, we will conduct Lunar Polar explorations on the surface. These explorations will include both human and robotic missions. Join the team planning the first robotic lunar polar surface exploration. At NASA in Silicon Valley, we are designing a Lunar prospecting mission to search for water ice in a polar region on the Moon. This rover will launch as early as 2022.
If you would like to be part of the team writing the software for driving a rover off-world, and you are a skilled software developer who is passionate about your work, join our team. You will be writing the user interface for VERVE (Visual Environment for Remote Virtual Exploration), the software that will be used for real-time rover driving on the Moon.
Minimum Requirements:
MS in Computer Engineering / Computer Science or related field and a minimum of 6 years of experience. Must have the following:
● Expert knowledge of Java (6+ years experience)
● Deep experience designing and implementing user interfaces with SWT and JavaFX, or similar Java UI frameworks (4+ years experience)
● Prior work with Java based service framework and plug-in technologies, such as OSGi and Eclipse RCP (4+ years experience)
● Strong object-oriented design and implementation skills
● Experience creating intuitive user interfaces for complex interactive applications
● Experience with data binding and auto generated/data driven user interfaces
Other Desired Skills:
● Experience with build management systems, such as Maven and Tycho
● Exposure to robotics or computer vision
● Experience with mapping and 3D terrain software (e.g., GIS, OSGeo tools)
● Familiarity with interactive 3D graphics, including OpenGL, game engine design, and scene graph architectures
This position requires successful completion of a government background check to access government facilities and/or systems. If you are not a United States Citizen or Green Card holder, this check could take 12-18 months to complete.
External Referral Bonus:
Ineligible
Potential for Telework:
No
Clearance Level Required:
None
Travel:
Yes, 10% of the time
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Shift:
Day
Requisition Category:
Professional
Job Family:
Software Engineering
Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company's 33,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $10.19 billion for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2018. For more information, visit javascript:void(0);.
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.
Securing Your Data
Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through .
Commitment to Diversity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
Description
Job Description:
NASA, working with private industry, is planning our return to the Lunar Surface. For the first time since 1972, we are planning boots on the Moon. For the first time ever, we will conduct Lunar Polar explorations on the surface. These explorations will include both human and robotic missions. Join the team planning the first robotic lunar polar surface exploration. At NASA in Silicon Valley, we are designing a Lunar prospecting mission to search for water ice in a polar region on the Moon. This rover will launch as early as 2022.
If you would like to be part of the team writing the software for driving a rover off-world, and you are a skilled software developer who is passionate about your work, join our team. You will be writing the user interface for VERVE (Visual Environment for Remote Virtual Exploration), the software that will be used for real-time rover driving on the Moon.
Minimum Requirements:
MS in Computer Engineering / Computer Science or related field and a minimum of 6 years of experience. Must have the following:
● Expert knowledge of Java (6+ years experience)
● Deep experience designing and implementing user interfaces with SWT and JavaFX, or similar Java UI frameworks (4+ years experience)
● Prior work with Java based service framework and plug-in technologies, such as OSGi and Eclipse RCP (4+ years experience)
● Strong object-oriented design and implementation skills
● Experience creating intuitive user interfaces for complex interactive applications
● Experience with data binding and auto generated/data driven user interfaces
Other Desired Skills:
● Experience with build management systems, such as Maven and Tycho
● Exposure to robotics or computer vision
● Experience with mapping and 3D terrain software (e.g., GIS, OSGeo tools)
● Familiarity with interactive 3D graphics, including OpenGL, game engine design, and scene graph architectures
This position requires successful completion of a government background check to access government facilities and/or systems. If you are not a United States Citizen or Green Card holder, this check could take 12-18 months to complete.
External Referral Bonus:
Ineligible
Potential for Telework:
No
Clearance Level Required:
None
Travel:
Yes, 10% of the time
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Shift:
Day
Requisition Category:
Professional
Job Family:
Software Engineering
Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company's 33,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $10.19 billion for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2018. For more information, visit javascript:void(0);.
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available here.
Securing Your Data
Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information at any part of the employment application process. And Leidos will communicate with you only through .
Commitment to Diversity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
