maria@ists.ists.ca (Maria Li) (09/22/89)
INSTITUTE FOR SPACE AND TERRESTRIAL SCIENCE
We have an immediate opening for a Project Engineer to work in
the Space Geodynamics Laboratory of the Institute for Space and
Terrestrial Science.
PROJECT ENGINEER
Key Responsibilities: assist in the development of a high data rate VLBI
Data Acquisition and Recording System as well as a Data Recovery and
Playback System, and Correlator for application to Space Borne Very
Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI). This work will involve extensive
design and application of real time operating systems as well as
application software for control of the VLBI Data Acquisition and
Recording Terminals and Data Recovery Playback terminals and
Correlator and Data Processor. This position will require occasional
travel to radio observatories.
Qualifications: a Master's degree in Computing Science with speciality in
multi-processor, real-time application or its equivalent; strong
background in Computer Science; familiarity with the real time
computing environment, the design of real time operating systems, the
design and operation of VLBI Correlators as well as the signal
processing algorithms used in extracting VLBI observables from
correlated data. The successful applicant for this position will be an
enthusiastic self starter capable of working with minimum supervision on
a wide variety of challenging tasks related to the design, development,
and implementation of VLBI systems for Radio Astronomy, Geodynamics,
and Geodetic applications.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package and salary commensurate
with experience. Interested applicants should forward resumes to the
Director of Human Resources, Institute for Space and Terrestrial
Science, 4850 Keele Street, Second Floor, North York, Ontario M3J 3K1
by October 2, 1989. Please quote reference no. - SG8909
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