Sunday, November 28, 2010

[KITlist-Tech] Lead CS/R&D/SW and HW/data acquisition/imaging systems (Los Angeles, CA)

Please direct your responses to: elise@skylinerecruiting.com

local Los Angeles candidates preferred

MUST BE US CITIZEN

please refer to: Job ID: 2919

Job Title: Lead Computer Scientist/R&D/SW and HW/data acquisition/imaging systems--Los Angeles

Term: perm

Job Description:
Our client is a private company located in Torrance, CA (Los Angeles area). They are a leading R&D-based turnkey imaging systems provider who solve problems and deliver complete solutions to their clients. Their activities include developing systems including electro-optical sensors, algorithms, and data collection protocols, and then helping their customers collect data in the field and analyze that data. Their areas of emphasis range from military and defense to precision agriculture and farming. They are a team of highly energetic and enthusiastic scientists, and are seeking ambitious, driven, and self-motivated individuals to add to their team.

They are currently seeking a Lead Computer Scientist to design, build, test, and field (collect customer data with) software components to use with sophisticated hardware systems that they develop to solve their clients´ diverse needs. The candidate should be comfortable with overseeing the work of another software engineer. This position will be highly independent and requires the individual to take complete ownership of multiple CS projects.

Specific Duties include:

Own the design, specifications, implementation, and quality control of all software systems (R&D and production).
Propose software solutions and trade-off analyses to problems presented by other engineers, customers, etc., including entire process from problem definition through the development process, to pertinent concepts and solutions.
Demonstrate proposed solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments, and clear code.
Collaborate with hardware leads to deliver the most desired solution for any particular project.
Test and use complete software/hardware solution in the lab and field to collect and analyze data.
Update job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment
Participate in educational opportunities; read professional publications; maintain personal networks
Participate in professional organizations – this position requires YOU to be aware of what research is going on at universities around the world that may help Company improve their products, provide better R&D proposals, etc.
Position will include assisting in, and preparing proposal solutions for government solicitations, submitting papers to both referred and other journals, etc.
Responsible for project management of the software, ensuring engineering specifications and deadlines are met.
Interface with clients, vendors, sub-contractors, and other project teams to understand the scope of work and provide the best software solution.

Required Skills:

BS Degree in Computer Science or other related Engineering fields--MS/PhD a plus.
(MS/PhD with 5+ years of experience or BS with 7+ years of relevant industry experience).
1+ years as a Lead Software Engineer or the equivalent.
1+ years of software project management experience covering full software product release cycle.
Proficient in both object-oriented programming languages (e.g. C++) and procedural programming languages (e.g. FORTRAN, IDL).
Comfortable with software development on multiple platforms (various flavors of Windows and Linux).
Working knowledge of how to use any source control and bug tracking systems.
Must be a self-starter and a fast learner.
Must work efficiently, both independently and within a team.
Must have very good problem solving skills and attention to details.
Must have Excellent written and verbal communication skills - must be able to write clear reports, papers, proposals, etc., and efficiently discuss the same with other scientists, engineers, and customers.
US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED
Clearance Level: none required, must be eligible and willing to apply for security clearance.

Desired Skills:

Education relevant to the company's fields of expertise – including minors, additional degrees, etc., in optics, physics, electrical engineering, etc. (i.e., BS in Computer Science, MS in Physics, or BS in CS, with a minor in mechanical engineering, etc.)
Experience with image / data acquisition and processing.
GPU-related programming experience (CUDA, OpenCL, GPGPU, FireStream, etc.).
FPGA and/or DSP programming experience.
Proficiency in / familiarity with CPU/GPU system architectures, hardware acceleration, memory management.
Embedded systems development experience.
Experience with hardware-software interaction, low-level operating systems, and software optimization.
Experience with GUI development and proficiency in one or more GUI toolkits.
Previous experience in EO/IR systems a plus.
Current or past security clearance a plus.

send resume to: elise@skylinerecruiting.com


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