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Developing the Next Generation of Science Data System EngineersAt Goddard, engineers and scientists with a range of experience in science data systems are needed to employ new technologies and develop advances in capabilities for supporting new Earth and Space science research. Engineers with extensive experience in science data, software engineering and computer-information architectures are needed to lead and perform these activities. The increasing types and complexity of instrument data and emerging computer technologies coupled with the current shortage of computer engineers with backgrounds in science has led the need to develop a career path for science data systems engineers and architects.The current career path, in which undergraduate students studying various disciplines such as Computer Engineering or Physical Scientist, generally begins with serving on a development team in any of the disciplines where they can work in depth on existing Goddard data systems or serve with a specific NASA science team. There they begin to understand the data, infuse technologies, and begin to know the architectures of science data systems. From here the typical career involves peermentoring, on-the-job training or graduate level studies in analytics, computational science and applied science and mathematics. At the most senior level, engineers become subject matter experts and system architect experts, leading discipline-specific data centers and large software development projects. They are recognized as a subject matter expert in a science domain, they have project management expertise, lead standards efforts and lead international projects. A long career development remains necessary not only because of the breadth of knowledge required across physical sciences and engineering disciplines, but also because of the diversity of instrument data being developed today both by NASA and international partner agencies and because multidiscipline science and practitioner communities expect to have access to all types of observational data.This paper describes an approach to defining career-path guidance for college-bound high school and undergraduate engineering students, junior and senior engineers from various disciplines.
Document ID
20160000705
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Moses, John F. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Behnke, Jeanne (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Durachka, Christopher D. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Date Acquired
January 12, 2016
Publication Date
January 6, 2016
Subject Category
Social And Information Sciences (General)
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN28960
Meeting Information
Meeting: ESIP Winter Meeting
Location: Washington, DC
Country: United States
Start Date: January 6, 2016
End Date: January 8, 2016
Sponsors: Federation of Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP Federation)
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
Next Generation of Science
Data Systems Engineers
Developing

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