{"id":3878,"date":"2012-05-03T13:23:38","date_gmt":"2012-05-03T23:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?p=3878"},"modified":"2012-05-03T13:23:38","modified_gmt":"2012-05-03T23:23:38","slug":"employment-opportunity-at-keck-software-engineer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?p=3878","title":{"rendered":"Employment Opportunity at Keck &#8211; Software Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.keckobservatory.org\" target=\"_blank\">W. M. Keck Observatory<\/a> position announcement&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_154\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=154\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-154\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/CD33-47-10028-DC-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Keck 1 Laser\" title=\"Keck 1 Laser\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-154\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Testing the Keck 1 laser under the light of a nearly full Moon<\/figcaption><\/figure>The W. M. Keck Observatory operates two of the world\u2019s largest optical\/infrared telescopes located on the summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. Each telescope is equipped with a full suite of instruments designed to perform exciting, cutting edge astronomical research. <\/p>\n<p>The Observatory seeks a Software Engineer responsible for a variety of duties related to developing, deploying and optimizing software for control solutions used at the observatory and integration of partner developed science instruments. The successful candidate will enjoy a comprehensive benefits package while residing in one of the world\u2019s most uniquely beautiful and diverse locations.<\/p>\n<p>The candidate is expected to have a minimum of 5 years\u2019 proven experience developing and integrating distributed control software solutions for engineering or scientific applications with involvement in all aspects of the software life cycle from specification through deployment.<\/p>\n<p>The candidate is expected to have sound knowledge of modern software engineering practices. Practical experience in the following is required: strong C\/C++ with significant O-O design and development; UNIX platform development environment using the gnu tool chain under Linux or Solaris; working with communication middleware such as RPC, RMI, ICE or messaging systems; working with real-time OS like VxWorks or RT Linux; User Interface development with Tcl\/Tk, Java, Qt, Python or other toolkits.<\/p>\n<p>The ideal candidate should be a motivated, self-starter who can collaborate effectively across disciplines in a fast paced environment. Experience working with EPICS at an astronomical observatory or high energy physics experiment facility and experience with driver development and motion control are highly desirable.<\/p>\n<p>This position requires you to submit your resume on-line at: <a href=\"http:\/\/keckobservatory.iapplicants.com\/ViewJob-304399.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/keckobservatory.iapplicants.com\/ViewJob-304399.html<\/a> with your cover letter that states why you are uniquely qualified for the position.<\/p>\n<p>Additional information about WMKO and this position may be found on our web site at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.keckobservatory.org\" target=\"_blank\">www.keckobservatory.org<\/a>.  EEO Employer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>W. M. Keck Observatory position announcement&#8230; The W. M. Keck Observatory operates two of the world\u2019s largest optical\/infrared telescopes located on the summit of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. Each telescope is equipped with a full suite of instruments designed to perform exciting, cutting edge astronomical research. The Observatory seeks a Software &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/?p=3878\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Employment Opportunity at Keck &#8211; Software Engineer&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[280,311,50,392],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3878"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3878\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkerview.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}