Hiring Needs Survey-sept08

Career opportunities exist at the Naval Research Laboratory for students pursuing degrees in the following disciplines under the Student Career Experience Program: Biology Business Chemical Engineering Chemistry Computer Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Engineering Environmental Studies/Engineering

Fire Protection Industrial Hygiene Information Technology Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Occupational Safety & Health Operations Research Physical Chemistry Physics

All opportunities listed are for the Washington DC area except where noted in the announcement description. Please include the announcement number(s) on your application to ensure consideration.

Biology Electronic hazardous materials authorized use list updates/reviews - random spot checks within divisions. Coordination with Chemical Hygiene Officers; Review of purchase requests for Hazardous Materials. Accompanying OSH Specialists on Inspections; Manipulation of data (input) into databases. Announcement #3541 Business Position is located in NRL's Contracting Division. Student will perform market research, determine acquisition strategy, evaluate vendor proposals, perform cost and price analysis & develop a comprehensive knowledge of acquisition laws, regulations and procedures. Announcement #3200 Chemical Engineering Investigation of aerosols and foams for fire suppression - Announcement #6185A Investigation of flow in micro channels - Announcement #6185B Development of environmentally friendly systems from solvents to foams - Announcement #6185C Test setup - Gas analyzer operation. Duty Station: Mobile, AL– Announcement #6186C Design, build, operate CVD reactor for diamond materials and characterize the material - Announcement #6174A Electronic & Surface Properties of Diamonds Materials & Devices - Announcement #6174B Chemistry Electronic hazardous materials authorized use list updates/reviews - random spot checks within divisions. Coordination with Chemical Hygiene Officers; Review of purchase requests for Hazardous Materials. Accompanying OSH Specialists on Inspections; Manipulation of data (input) into databases. Announcement # 3541

Electronic & Surface Properties of Diamonds Materials & Devices - Announcement #6174B Investigation of aerosols and foams for fire suppression - Announcement #6185A Investigation of flow in micro channels - Announcement #6185B Development of environmentally friendly systems from solvents to foams - Announcement #6185C Computer Engineering Software development: Windows PC environment; Visual Studio, LabWindows, C++, C, visual Basic, Fortran, real-time control of equipment in electronic warfare (EW) simulation discipline. Radar, EW, scenario environment & missile simulation algorithms; automated analysis & display of experimental laboratory and field data. Position requires a SECRET clearance- Announcement #5761 Support Central Target Simulator Facility engineers in designing and conducting electronic warfare effectiveness experiments. Support Facility upgrade projects. Develop and maintain PC-based software to enhance Facility operations. Position requires a SECRET clearance. - Announcement #5762 A JAVA Developer Co-op will be responsible for implementing designs, ensuring code quality, and conducting occasional research into new technologies and will report to a Team Lead. Desired skills: JAVA swing/GUI, 3D Graphics Programming, Open GL, Database Programming JDBC, SQL. - Announcement #5774A User interface programming; 3D programming with Open GL; Image Processing; Website Development; Technical Writing; Data Analysis and Conversion; Various C++/Python/Perl/Ruby/Lua Programming Tasks. Announcement #5773A Computer troubleshooter, network, data analysis. Duty Station: Mobile, AL - Announcement #6186D Computer Science Assist engineers in implementing the SIMDIS visualization tool for demonstrating EA effectiveness. Help develop procedures for transferring radars under test. Analyze and organize results to produce movie clips of the test results as a presentation tool. -Announcement #5743A User interface programming; 3D programming with Open GL; Image Processing; Website Development; Technical Writing; Data Analysis and Conversion; Various C++/Python/Perl/Ruby/Lua Programming Tasks. Announcement #5773A A JAVA Developer Co-op will be responsible for implementing designs, ensuring code quality, and conducting occasional research into new technologies and will report to a Team Lead. Desired skills: JAVA swing/GUI, 3D Graphics Programming, Open GL, Database Programming JDBC, SQL. - Announcement #5774A Computer troubleshooter, network, data analysis. Duty Station: Mobile, AL - Announcement #6186D Embedded software development for spacecraft and spacecraft test systems - Announcement #8245 Electrical Engineering Assist engineers in developing field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and micro processing as the basis for developing state of the art signal processing prototypes. Tasks include supporting FPGA and microprocessor. Design using C code and hardware descriptive languages such as VHDL and Verilog, design synthesis and

implementation, circuit board design and layout, use of laboratory instrumentation for diagnostic testing and troubleshooting of circuit board hardware. The FPGA based hardware is frequently field tested and the student may be asked to support off-site testing. - Announcement #5730A Work with engineers on analyzing the arming and triggering mechanisms of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Perform laboratory testing of IEDs including instrumentation setup and operation. Explore methods to help automate the test process. - Announcement #5730B Assist engineers in analyzing cell phone transmissions. Assist in setting up and measuring cell phone transmissions. Use cell phone base stations to setup ad hoc phone networks for analysis and testing. Perform digital signal processing on the collected data, including discrete Fourier transforms, and phase and frequency error analysis. Help apply statistical tests to determine the correlation of different measurements. This work tackles questions of how data sets are similar or not and the algorithms necessary to isolate specific signals. Announcement #5730C Work with engineers in the domain of high frequency (3-30 MHz) communications and radar systems analysis. Explore methods to generate wideband HF transmissions from electrically small antennas. Research adding evolutionary computation processes to electromagnetic field calculations for exploring design trades in developing HF antennas. Participate in design and testing of HF antennas. - Announcement #5730D Learn and then develop Matlab/Simulink models of components of radar, communications, and electronic warfare (EW) processes. Analyze portions of the various stages of radar/comms/EW signals including waveform generation, transmission, propagation, reception, and demodulation and information extraction. Build Matlab models that analytically represent the signals. Add noise and interference to determine affect on signal ability to transfer information. - Announcement #5730E Assist engineers in implementing the SIMDIS visualization tool for demonstrating EA effectiveness. Help develop procedures for transferring radars under test. Analyze and organize results to produce movie clips of the test results as a presentation tool. - Announcement #5743A Assist engineers in performing experiments on different radar systems to determine the susceptibility to various electronic waveforms. Help develop test procedures. Analyze and organize results of experiments in written documentation. - Announcement #5743B Assist Engineers in conducting research and development of concepts and systems which meet EW requirements. Participate in the development of requirements, specifications, components, subsystems, and systems for shipboard EW systems. - Announcement #5748 Software development: Windows PC environment; Visual Studio, LabWindows, C++, C, visual Basic, Fortran, real-time control of equipment in electronic warfare (EW) simulation discipline. Radar, EW, scenario environment & missile simulation algorithms; automated analysis & display of experimental laboratory and field data. Position requires a SECRET clearance- Announcement #5761 Support Central Target Simulator Facility engineers in designing and conducting electronic warfare effectiveness experiments. Support Facility upgrade projects. Develop and maintain PC-based software to enhance Facility operations. Position requires a SECRET clearance. - Announcement #5762 Development of systems to be installed in shipboard and airborne environments to facilitate Navy Electronic Warfare countermeasures development and testing. This could involve digital, analog and radio frequency design. Duties will involve field test support. Position requires a SECRET clearance. - Announcement #5763A

User interface programming; 3D programming with Open GL; Image Processing; Website Development; Technical Writing; Data Analysis and Conversion; Various C++/Python/Perl/Ruby/Lua Programming Tasks. Announcement #5773B A RF Analyst Co-op will work with developers and Subject Matter Experts to analyze and model Radio Frequency systems. The co-op should have knowledge of communication and radar systems and knowledge and experience with radio frequency principles. - Announcement #5774B Electronic & Surface Properties of Diamonds Materials & Devices - Announcement #6174B Electrical/Electronics, Test equipment, video/audio computer hardware. Duty Station: Mobile, AL Announcement #6186A At-sea data analysis. Digital Signal Processing - Announcement #7120 Signal Processing and Experimental Work - Announcement #7130 Radio Frequency Systems for spacecraft and other applications (including antennas) - Announcement #8241 Spacecraft Avionics including processing, analog and digital control and conversion, telemetry, etc. Announcement #8242 Spacecraft test system development - Announcement #8243 Embedded software development for spacecraft and spacecraft test systems - Announcement #8245 Engineering Duties/Skills: Create simulations in MATLAB of specialized signal processing techniques; Environmental modeling/multipath; Develop PCL techniques. This position requires a firm understanding of probability theory/stochastic processes, understanding of digital signal processing (FFT's FIR Filter Design), and understanding of antenna theory and modeling. - Announcement # 5741 Environmental Studies/Engineering Assisting the team responsible for programs to protect and improve environmental quality, pollution control, remedy environmental damage and ensure compliance with environmental laws regulations. Announcement #3546A Assisting the team responsible for the technical adequacy and environmental compliance of NRL construction repair and modification plans for facilities taking into consideration cost and feasibility. Announcement #3546B Fire Protection Investigation of aerosols and foams for fire suppression - Announcement #6185A Industrial Hygiene Electronic hazardous materials authorized use list updates/reviews - random spot checks within divisions. Coordination with Chemical Hygiene Officers; Review of purchase requests for Hazardous Materials. Accompanying OSH Specialists on Inspections; Manipulation of data (input) into databases. Announcement # 3541

Information Technology Review reports; provide data entry and minor IT support. - Announcement #1221 Mathematics Duties/Skills: Create simulations in MATLAB of specialized signal processing techniques; Environmental modeling/multipath; Develop PCL techniques. This position requires a firm understanding of probability theory/stochastic processes, understanding of digital signal processing (FFT's FIR Filter Design), and understanding of antenna theory and modeling. - Announcement # 5741 Mechanical Engineering Design of structural components for systems to be used in shipboard and airborne environments. Manufacturing work in machine shop. Packaging of electronic equipment. Electro-mechanical work with items such as antenna gimbals. Position requires a SECRET clearance. - Announcement #5763B Design, build, operate CVD reactor for diamond materials and characterize the material - Announcement #6174A Investigation of aerosols and foams for fire suppression - Announcement #6185A Investigation of flow in micro channels - Announcement #6185B Test setup - layout pipes pumps operation. Duty Station: Mobile, AL – Announcement #6186B Occupational Safety & Health Electronic hazardous materials authorized use list updates/reviews - random spot checks within divisions. Coordination with Chemical Hygiene Officers; Review of purchase requests for Hazardous Materials. Accompanying OSH Specialists on Inspections; Manipulation of data (input) into databases. Announcement # 3541 Operations Research Duties/Skills: Create simulations in MATLAB of specialized signal processing techniques; Environmental modeling/multipath; Develop PCL techniques. This position requires a firm understanding of probability theory/stochastic processes, understanding of digital signal processing (FFT's FIR Filter Design), and understanding of antenna theory and modeling. - Announcement # 5741 Physical Chemistry Design, build, operate CVD reactor for diamond materials and characterize the material - Announcement #6174A Physics Work with engineers on analyzing the arming and triggering mechanisms of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Perform laboratory testing of IEDs including instrumentation setup and operation. Explore methods to help automate the test process. - Announcement #5730B

Assist engineers in analyzing cell phone transmissions. Assist in setting up and measuring cell phone transmissions. Use cell phone base stations to setup ad hoc phone networks for analysis and testing. Perform digital signal processing on the collected data, including discrete Fourier transforms, and phase and frequency error analysis. Help apply statistical tests to determine the correlation of different measurements. This work tackles questions of how data sets are similar or not and the algorithms necessary to isolate specific signals. Announcement #5730C Work with engineers in the domain of high frequency (3-30 MHz) communications and radar systems analysis. Explore methods to generate wideband HF transmissions from electrically small antennas. Research adding evolutionary computation processes to electromagnetic field calculations for exploring design trades in developing HF antennas. Participate in design and testing of HF antennas. - Announcement #5730D Learn and then develop Matlab/Simulink models of components of radar, communications, and electronic warfare (EW) processes. Analyze portions of the various stages of radar/comms/EW signals including waveform generation, transmission, propagation, reception, and demodulation and information extraction. Build Matlab models that analytically represent the signals. Add noise and interference to determine affect on signal ability to transfer information. - Announcement #5730E Duties/Skills: Create simulations in MATLAB of specialized signal processing techniques; Environmental modeling/multipath; Develop PCL techniques. This position requires a firm understanding of probability theory/stochastic processes, understanding of digital signal processing (FFT's FIR Filter Design), and understanding of antenna theory and modeling. - Announcement # 5741 Assist engineers in performing experiments on different radar systems to determine the susceptibility to various electronic waveforms. Help develop test procedures. Analyze and organize results of experiments in written documentation. - Announcement #5743B Assist Engineers in conducting research and development of concepts and systems which meet EW requirements. Participate in the development of requirements, specifications, components, subsystems, and systems for shipboard EW systems. -Announcement #5748 This co-op will assist engineers working on circuit models, RF propagation models, RE effects testing on electronics, indoor and outdoor testing. Also instrumentation control by computer, data analysis and report writing. Co-ops will be encouraged to develop their own projects. - Announcement #5754 A RF Analyst Co-op will work with developers and Subject Matter Experts to analyze and model Radio Frequency systems. The co-op should have knowledge of communication and radar systems and knowledge and experience with radio frequency principles. - Announcement #5774B Investigation of aerosols and foams for fire suppression - Announcement #6185A Investigation of flow in micro channels - Announcement #6185B Development of environmentally friendly systems from solvents to foams - Announcement #6185C Electronic & Surface Properties of Diamonds Materials & Devices - Announcement #6174B Signal Processing and Experimental Work - Announcement #7130