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Software Developer

Carr Astronautics
1725 Eye St NW, #300
Washington, DC 20006
www.carrastro.com

Job Description:
Carr Astronautics is a small engineering business run by a UMD Physics alumnus. It specializes in optical sensing from aircraft and satellites for civilian, military, and international markets.

The intern would work on a USAF program to develop a testbed for an image data calibration system for an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance sensor for both manned and unmanned aircraft. The testbed will consist of a platform/sensor simulator and a prototype data calibration system hosted on different computers connected by a WiFi link to simulate the connectivity between the aircraft and the command center.

Skills desired:

• C/C++
• knowledge of basic physics
• strong mathematics
• Matlab
• IDL

U.S. citizens only. Intern must be able to work in Washington, DC and Springfield, VA. Both sites are accessible by public transportation.

Hourly Rate/Salary:
$18-$20 p/h depending on experience

Start/ End Date:
June 1-mid August 2009

Preferred Major:
C.S.

G.P.A. Requirement:
3.0

Comments:
Carr Astronautics is a proud returning Corporate Scholars Partner.

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