Computer Engineer

The Submillimeter Array (SMA), located on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, is a pioneering radio-interferometer designed for astronomical observations in the major submillimeter atmospheric windows. Its eight antennas are equipped with superconducting mixer receivers operating in the 200 - 400 GHz frequency range.

Duties listed at Full Performance Level GS-14.

Design, develop, and maintain monitoring and control systems for observatory operations which are primarily written in C and running on Linux and Unix like systems

Modify observatory control tools to improve system stability, robustness, automated fault detection

Design, develop, maintain, and enhance the SMA-X message-passing interface using Redis to support communication between distributed observatory software components.

Lead systems-level software design and implementation of the SMA upgrade roadmap to improve observing capacity, operational efficiency, and overall system performance

Lead the development of next generation data formats and software tools to support interoperability and joint analysis with other observatories, including ALMA and NOEMA

Lead the adoption and implementation of software engineering best practices, including version control, code reviews, CI/CD, automated testing, and GitHub-based development workflows.

Establish and maintain standardized repository structures, coding standards, data-sharing protocols, APIs, build systems, deployment procedures, and development tools.

Perform other related duties as assigned.

Please refer to Qualifications Section.