Data Engineer I UNAVCO is seeking candidates for its Data Engineer I position. This position will work at our UNAVCO office in Boulder, Colorado. The successful candidate will work as part of the Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO) team to deploy, operate, and maintain computer software/ hardware systems for real-time data acquisition from the PBO BPS network and delivery of these data to end users, partner analysis centers and data archives, as well as assist at maintaining and upgrading software systems for file-based data acquisition and delivery via internet protocol to archives and analysis centers. The selected candidate will perform the following functions: ? Install and configure real-time network control software at partner sites, integrating remote software with existing PBO real-time dataflow. ? Manage external vendor's ongoing development and maintenance of PBO's real-time network control software, including work on the user interface, web-based display of data/metadata, and integration with PBO's operational database. ? Assist with design and development of PBO web pages dealing with real-time data operations. ? Assist other Data Engineers in maintaining reliable (non-real-time) data/metadata acquisition and delivery from GPS, strainmeter, tiltmeter and other stations to internal systems, partner analysis centers and data archives. ? Help develop and maintain automated processes for IP based network data collection, monitoring and status reporting, including software modules to support data transfers, error reports and process statistics related to network activities. ? Help develop and refine software programs to support the operational monitoring of data telemetry/collection/distribution from PBO GPS, strainmeter, tiltmeter and other instruments. The ideal candidate must be proficient in Python and UNIX shell-script programming and practices, working knowledge of Perl and SQL, proficient with network/internet protocols, IP-based data acquisition system, network analysis and monitoring tools, and a working knowledge of UNIX, SuSE, MacOSX and MS Windows. A bachelor?s degree in computer science with an emphasis in software engineering or related engineering field and two or more years of recent experience in network data management or administration, and web interface development using HMTL, XML, and PHP. -------------------------------------- TO APPLY: Please visit our website at www.unavco.org/careers for additional information on this position and to submit a letter of interest, resume highlighting pertinent work experience and at least two references by September 18, 2009. UNAVCO, Inc. is a non-profit membership-governed consortium funded through the National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). UNAVCO's mission facilitates geoscience research and education using geodesy. Most of UNAVCO?s members are geophysical geodesists who study deformation. The primary tool supported by UNAVCO has been GPS. However, UNAVCO is moving toward including support for other techniques useful for studying deformation, such as borehole strainmeters, Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR), and Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR). For additional information on UNAVCO, please visit our website at www.unavco.org . UNAVCO offers a very competitive set of benefits including medical, dental/vision insurance, STD, LTD, Life insurance, and a retirement plan. Salary will be commensurate with responsibilities and experience. UNAVCO is an AA/EEO Employer ------------------------------------------- ROSE BLAS UNAVCO, INC. 6350 Nautilus Drive Boulder, CO 80301 303.381.7515 Tel 303.381.7501 Fax blas@unavco.org www.unavco.org