Job Offer: Space Data Scientist at CSIRO

Location: Marsfield, NSW

Salary: AU$70,874 - AU$90,202 per annum plus up to 15.4% superannuation

Tenure: Specified term of 1 year

Reference: 96966

Acknowledgement of Country

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Child Safety

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The Opportunity

Join CSIRO's space and astronomy research team to help humanity better understand the Earth and Universe. Our Australia Telescope National Facility (ATNF) is the largest single astronomy institution in Australia and conducts 90% of Australian radio astronomy research. Investigate numerous subjects, from the evolution of galaxies to searching for gravitational waves using pulsars.

As part of the Radio Space Situational Awareness (SSA) project team, you will develop software for SSA data processing from radio astronomy instruments. The radio SSA project team is implementing operational SSA modes for a selection of ATNF instruments.

Your Role as a Space Data Scientist

Your primary responsibilities will include algorithm development on a software-defined radio platform for reception, calibration, and data processing received from radio telescopes for SSA.

Your Duties Will Include:

• Developing software in Python for array-based methods including interferometry, beamforming, and calibration
• Applying relevant signal processing and data cleaning methods
• Proposing and conducting experiments with array-based and single-dish radio telescopes
• Familiarizing with radio-astronomy binary data storage formats
• Communicating and documenting methodologies to team members
• Designing new processes or apparatus under limited supervision, involving some innovation
• Conducting literature reviews, investigations, and laboratory inspections including possible statistical or graphics software analysis
• Developing, testing, and modifying new software applications
• Managing operations within the work team’s plan and planning to meet project demands
• Testing possible solutions for identified issues independently
• Responding to client requests courteously and efficiently, monitoring client satisfaction
• Other duties as required

Requirements

Essential:

• Relevant bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in science, mathematics, or engineering
• Minimum of 12 months experience in software development for software-defined radios
• Understanding of the concepts of interferometry

Desirable:

• Understanding of radio astronomy
• Experience or understanding of space situational awareness
• Knowledge of direction of arrival determination methods
• Experience handling real data with noise and system artifacts

Eligibility

Applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens only. Appointment to this role is subject to a national police check and may be subject to other security, medical, or character requirements.

Flexible Working Arrangements

CSIRO offers flexible working arrangements to accommodate various needs regarding how, when, and where you work.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to recruiting people who represent the diversity across our society and ensuring that all our employees feel supported and empowered to do their best work.

About CSIRO

As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is dedicated to solving our greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We prioritize the safety and well-being of our people and build trust by dealing in facts. We collaborate widely to deliver impactful solutions. CSIRO is committed to values-based leadership to inspire performance and unlock the potential