Job Summary

LASP is seeking talented individuals with experience in scientific software engineering and data processing. Join our team of professionals and students developing and operating software systems for NASA space missions’ data processing and analysis. Every day, we innovate and problem-solve to tackle exciting challenges. As a team member, you'll contribute your skills and experiences to implement scientific processing algorithms, maintain and improve existing systems, and develop new data processing and visualization capabilities. We cultivate a culture that values creativity, empathy, work-life balance, critical thinking, problem-solving, and diversity of thought.

Our team works closely together and collaborates with scientists, mission operators, engineers, students, and other colleagues and stakeholders. We are looking for applicants that connect and communicate well with mixed and diversified teams. On the job training and mentoring/support are innate elements of our team dynamic.

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Who We Are

The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) is one of the largest research institutes of CU Boulder, the #1 public university recipient of NASA research grants, and one of America’s leading aerospace universities. With a focus on solar, stellar, space plasma, atmospheric, and planetary sciences, LASP employs both experimental and theoretical approaches to answer key science questions. Since its inception in 1948, LASP has developed, operated, and analyzed the data from scientific instrumentation for solar science, earth atmospheric, planetary, deep-space, and Earth-orbiting spacecraft missions investigating the Sun, all eight planets, Pluto and beyond.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

• Develop, implement, and maintain software systems for processing, analyzing, and visualizing scientific and engineering data from space science missions on Linux-based platforms.
• Write, debug, and improve code to process raw science and housekeeping data into scientific data products.
• Collaborate with scientists to develop algorithms and produce and analyze data products.
• Work in collaboration with engineers, students, and scientists to define software requirements that align with project goals.
• Effectively communicate solutions through the creation of documentation, flowcharts, diagrams, and clean, well-documented code.
• Apply software engineering best practices throughout the development process.
• Engage in peer/code review with teammates, assessing techniques, procedures, and technical approaches to promote collective improvement.
• Other duties as assigned.