Moon Rover Software Engineer .NET - Qualified Technical Services : Job Details

Work Location: NASA Ames Research Center - Mountain View, CA Minimum Citizenship: U.S. Citizen (This position requires access to ITAR and/or EAR protected data) Clearance: US Government JOB DESCRIPTION - Moon Rover Software Engineer .NET NASA is returning to the Moon. The VIPER lunar rover mission ( will land a rover at the South Pole of the Moon to map the distribution of water ice in preparation for the first woman and the next man to land on the Moon as part of the Artemis program. VIPER is a challenging mission. Where the rover will land, the terrain is very hilly with craters of all sizes and in all directions. The sun will be just above the horizon, and the hilly terrain will cast long shadows that move slowly as the sun circles the horizon once per month. The rover requires sunlight for power and mission planners on the ground will need to account for the moving shadows as we design the path the rover will take. The Earth will also be near the horizon, and as we plan this path, we must also ensure the radio link for commands and data won't be blocked. We seek an experienced software developer to join our team to build and integrate the planning and scheduling portion of the rover's ground software. This software will be used before and during the mission to design the rovers traversal path and to schedule science and engineering activities along the way. You will be working with a multidisciplinary team of software developers, user interface designers and spacecraft design and operations teams. If you love space, that's even better. This role is based at Ames Research Center but may require occasional travel to support users at other NASA centers around the United States. Responsibilities: Work within a NASA team to design and build ground software for the VIPER rover Design, develop, and support portions of the planning and scheduling subsystem Set software goals and track progress Evaluate and mitigate development risks REQUIREMENTS - Moon Rover Software Engineer .NET Education : BS in Computer Science or related field Year(s) of Experience : 6 years experience developing .NET desktop applications Qualifications, Skills and Traits: Demonstrated software skills developing shippable/consumer oriented vs prototyped / research oriented software. Should be able to show prior work or side projects Proven experience designing and developing testable software, unit and integration test harnesses, and test strategies Experience with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) end-user systems or components (ArcMap, QGIS, OpenLayers, CesiumJS) Experience with 3D rendering using OpenGL or DirectX Desired Skills: Experience in spacecraft mission operations, and the processes and software The Equal Employment Opportunity Policy of the QTS is to provide a fair and equal employment opportunity for all employees and job applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. QTS hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled. QTS believes that employees should be provided with a working environment which enables them to be productive and to work to the best of his or her ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. We expect and require the cooperation of all employees in maintaining a discrimination and harassment-free atmosphere.