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Leads all phases of the North American ALMA2040 project, providing scientific, technical, and programmatic direction. Responsibilities include organizing NRAO and community activities, leading Decadal Survey efforts, coordinating international partners, working with funding agencies, managing stakeholders, and providing project status reports. The role also allows time for independent astronomical research and requires domestic and international travel.

Design, develop, test, and maintain real-time online software controlling radio telescope systems. Translate scientific observing parameters into hardware configurations and commands, model domain constraints, diagnose cross-system issues, document requirements and designs, and support code reviews, testing, and releases for mission-critical observatory facilities.

Provides reception and general office support, including greeting visitors, monitoring access, answering calls, managing guest house reservations, handling petty cash, coordinating meetings and facility use, maintaining records and directories, processing mail, updating lobby displays, and performing clerical duties. The role requires professionalism, confidentiality, accurate recordkeeping, customer service, and proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Leads business and administrative operations for NRAO’s New Mexico activities. Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, procurement and vendor coordination, facilities support, policy compliance, process improvement, reporting, external partner management, and staff supervision. The role serves as a senior business partner to local operations leadership and requires regular in-person presence across New Mexico locations, with occasional travel to other NRAO sites.

Designs, implements, simulates, and verifies embedded Linux software for processor-based FPGA devices and digital correlators. Develops embedded applications using AMD/Xilinx Vitis, Python, PetaLinux, and Yocto, while resolving complex technical issues and collaborating with multidisciplinary research teams. Requires expertise with AMD Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC/RFSoC processing systems and BSP development. The role is based in Charlottesville, Virginia, with occasional domestic and international travel.

Supports the Zone Regulatory Services Manager by reviewing RF transmitter applications, verifying technical specifications, maintaining application databases, analyzing frequency compatibility, and using interference data to recommend mitigation. The role involves researching FCC and NTIA requirements, coordinating frequency requests, and discussing transmitter design, testing, and troubleshooting with engineers and technical staff.

Provides administrative support at the Very Large Array site, including calendar and meeting coordination, travel assistance, visitor tracking, procurement card reconciliation, records maintenance, correspondence, documentation, mail distribution, supply restocking, and operational metrics tracking. The role also supports telephone changes, property lists, safety reviews, control logs, site communications, and emergency contact duties.

Lead the architecture, design, integration, and deployment of FPGA-based digital signal processing systems for next-generation radio telescopes. Define subsystem interfaces, data flows, timing, synchronization, and integration across FPGA processing, embedded software, digitizers, and external transport systems. Conduct design reviews, document architectures and verification approaches, and provide technical leadership while contributing hands-on RTL development and system integration.

Leads complex, high-value acquisitions supporting scientific, engineering, construction, and capital programs. Develops acquisition strategies, procurement justifications, cost and price analyses, negotiation positions, contractual instruments, and award documentation. Administers procurements through closeout while advising technical teams, Finance, Legal, leadership, sponsors, and external stakeholders. Applies Federal procurement requirements, Uniform Guidance, NSF requirements, and organizational policies. The role is based in Albuquerque with periodic domestic and international travel.

Supports the design, assembly, testing, troubleshooting, installation, and maintenance of radio telescope electronics and related systems. Procures and tests microwave components, fabricates prototype and production units, develops test setups, analyzes test data, and documents results. The role may involve field work, climbing antennas, and domestic or international travel.