We currently have no vacancies, however it is possible that openings may appear in the next few months. Please see the ATC vacancies page for more details. Computing Support Computing Support is described in the Computing pages. Introduction The Software Engineering Group, consisting of about a dozen staff, develops software and computer systems for ATC projects.
Most projects are multi-disciplinary but some are entirely software.
Software is designed to run either on Unix itself or VxWorks, a Unix-like realtime operating system. Software environments are used to build the large complex systems needed for astronomical applications. These provide features such as tasking models, interprocess communications, standard interfaces, parameter systems, data formats and user interfaces. Development tools are hosted both on Unix, e.g. compilers and debuggers, and on Windows NT, e.g. structured analysis and design, project management and word processing. Further information on these topics is available below.