FTI is seeking a Software Developer Intern. Qualified interns must be actively enrolled in a software engineering discipline and have experience with SQL and relational database experience/interests as well as a familiarity with python and Linux. This position will be filled through the Frontier Technology Inc. Internship program, which celebrates diversity and aims to foster an inclusive workforce that reflects the diverse communities in which we do business. FTI hopes to provide career opportunities and development to historically underrepresented individuals to support and foster the next generation of diverse leaders in the information technology business field. Ideal candidates will be located in Beverly, MA but qualified candidates may be considered for Work at Home. 

Applications or required documents will not be accepted after February 3rd, 2023.

Responsibilities Include:

• Optimize current databases
  • Re-organize current tables to make backup/migration easier and conform to best practices.
  • Migrate to new RedHat VM and devise tests to ensure migration was successful.
  • Investigate security, storage, and retrieval speed optimizations (how to set up public user accounts/set permissions, how to optimize configuration, best practices for indexing and info retrieval).
• Work towards a new GAIA-based database
  • Propose schema and basic organization.
  • Investigate how to retrieve GAIA data (use STScI database, pull GAIA DR3, and scripted ftp) and how to ingest it.
  • Migrate current codebase to new GAIA database (if we find a way to get the data ingested before time is up) and test it out to calculated temperature fits & etc.
• Algorithm updates
  • Implement epoch update options (such that catalog maker can choose coordinate epoch J2000->J2025 or J2050).
  • Revisit IR BB fitting; consider using VIS data to bound fit where possible, allow multiple BB fits where indicated, etc.
  • Implement new reference catalog maker in python (currently done with a very unwieldy stub of MSC in C++); consider HEALpix -based algorithm.

• Must be a Junior or Senior pursuing a bachelors or masters degree from an accredited institution in a STEM discipline (Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Software/Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or Physics).
• Programatic experience with  Python, SQL and relational databases. 
• Experience and familiarity with Python
• Must have a graduation date later than Spring 2023.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and be able to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.
• Be an individual from historically underrepresented populations; including, but not limited to minorities, women, persons who identify as LGBTQ+, and persons with disabilities.

For over 30 years, FTI has been in the business of helping the Department of Defense (DoD) and other government agencies implement informed and wise decisions to solve difficult problems. With over $139 million in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Investments in our technology, FTI is continuing to invest in developing new technologies, tools, and techniques. The culture of FTI is clearly our primary discriminator. From the very beginning, the culture emphasized doing what was right, not only for the customers who pay for our services, but also for the employees who perform the services, and for the neighbors and others in the communities in which we all live.