Software Engineer III-IV

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Position Description: Position Summary The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is an exciting and prestigious research facility that plays a vital role in the study of the universe. The Observatory operates a variety of radio telescopes that span the globe, including the famous Very Large Array (VLA) in New Mexico, the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia, the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) across North America, and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile. These telescopes are among the most advanced in the world, allowing astronomers to explore the universe in unprecedented detail. A Monitor and Control (M&C) software team designs, implements, and maintains the software used to operate the GBT and as well as other Green Bank Observatory (GBO site telescopes and systems. This includes the software that decomposes high-level parameters into the commands sent to the telescopes (M&C software). This requires close interaction with a diverse range of people within GBO and across the other NRAO sites. The software team frequently diagnoses and corrects difficult and subtle problems that can affect telescope operations and science data quality. The M&C s...