gtaylor@astroatc.UUCP (02/11/86)
Real Work Real Life
Astronautics Corporation of For the well-integrated per-
America currently has a Mul- sonality, two important con-
tiprocessor Research Posi- siderations are who you'll
tion open. The person fil- be working for, and where
ling the position will per- you'll find yourself if you
form advanced development in actually get the position.
compilers (primarily FOR- Regardless of how challeng-
TRAN) and/or operating sys- ing any job may be, you
tems (UNIX) for a tightly- still need to think about
coupled multiprocessor. living from day to day in
the place of your employ-
The compiler will generate ment. And there may be
code for parallel execution other persons whose fate you
on multiple processors need consider as well: What
equipped with special high- about the schools? What
speed synchronization about jobs? Libraries?
hardware which allows fine- Pizza joints?
grained parallelism. The
UNIX operating system should So who are we, anyway?
support multitasking appli- Astronautics Corporation of
cations programs provided by America's Technology Center
the compiler and the in Madison, Wisconsin is a
hardware. The kernel code research and development
should execute in a sym- facility currently expanding
metric way (ie there is no the corporation's technology
"master" processor) on any base in the areas of high
of the processors. Some performance computer
performance evaluation tasks development, magnetic refri-
must also be performed. geration, earth-orbiting and
other space systems, and
Two types of applicants are wind profiler systems.
being sought for this
research position: And don't worry if you're
skittish about relocating to
(1) An applicant who has the Midwest. After all,
some experience in Right Coasters and Left
developing either com- Coasters alike have been
pilers or operating known to go into physical
systems for an actual withdrawal when they
multiprocessor system. discovered that they
Experience in both couldn't find decent Morning
areas is not required. Buns or Japanese food on the
An MS in Computer Sci- windswept prairie. But fear
ence is preferred, but not--this is a posting for
the quality of experi- employment in a citadel of
ence is more important comfortable eclecticism laid
than the degree like a shining jewel on the
attained. green carpet of Dairyland.
(2) An applicant who has The city of Madison is the
performed research in capitol of Wisconsin--built
either compilers or on the shores of four lakes
operating systems for and surrounded on all sides
multiprocessors. An MS by the Wisconsin country-
in Computer Science is side, which offers cheese
required for this posi- and many recreational oppor-
tion, and a Ph.D. is tunities, including sporting
preferred. and cultural events.
please submit your resume in confidence to Mary Burnett
Astronautics Technology Center
5800 Cottage Grove Road
Madison, Wisconsin 53716
608-221-9001
or via E-mail to
{ihnp4,seismo,harvard}!uwvax!astroatc!maryb
An Equal Opportunity Employer, Astronautics Corporation of
America offers a comprehensive benefit package including
relocation.patch@nsc-pdc.UUCP (Pat Chewning) (02/18/86)
Three cheers and my vote for best job postings go to Astronautics Corp of America. Sounds like a fun group to work with. Pat Chewning NSC Portland Development Center Beaverton, OR