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Work Location : NASA Ames Research Center - Mountain View, CA (Temporarily Working Remote)Minimum Citizenship : U.S. Citizen or Permanent ResidentJOB DESCRIPTION - Web Application UI Developer - Spacecraft AutonomyNASA’s Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy (DSA) is centered out of NASA Ames Research Center located in Mountain View, CA. Distributed Spacecraft Autonomy is investigating how the next generation of spacecraft will be operated and interact with each other. We believe that the benefits of distributed systems (availability, fault-tolerance, graceful degradation, etc.) are critical for future space exploration. To truly see the benefits of distributed spacecraft they need to be treated as a single entity with each member autonomously managing responsibilities and sharing requirement.As a team we are developing the core infrastructure for autonomous coordination between spacecraft as well as both in space and ground application demonstrations. We value open discussion and pollination of ideas with each team member taking ownership of a domain but contributing to others.The position will initially be remote, but will eventually require at least part-time presence at NASA Ames.REQUIREMENTS - Web Application UI Developer - Spacecraft AutonomyEducation : Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field technical fieldYear(s) of Experience : 6 years of professional web development experience.Citizenship : Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent ResidentQualifications, Skills and Traits : Demonstrated software development skills (must show prior work or side projects).Proficiency in ES6 JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, as well as the use of related frameworks / libraries such as REACT.Experience with git, Jira, Confluence.Desired Skills : Vue.jsDeveloping web APIs (example : REST and WebSockets).Experience with UI timeline, graphing, and charting Javascript based libraries.Prior experience with visualization of time series data.Knowledge of Python.Behavior driven development including common testing frameworks and patterns (particularly Jasmine).Spacecraft mission operations, and the associated 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.
