National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Albuquerque, NM, USA
National Radio Astronomy Observatory Position Description: Position Summary The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), which includes the Green Bank Observatory (GBO), is a diverse and exciting 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 Very Large Array (VLA) in New Mexico, the Green Bank Telescope (GBT) in West Virginia, and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile. These telescopes are among the most advanced in the world, allowing astronomers to explore our cosmic origins. The GBO software team designs, implements, and maintains the software used to operate the GBT and as well as other GBO site telescopes and systems. This includes the software for automatically selecting what to observe (Scheduling software), software that decomposes high-level parameters into the commands sent to the telescopes (Monitor and Control...