Pratt & Whitney (East Hartford, CT, USA) ========================================
**Job Description** Full time CO-OP/Intern (2) positions - (1) Sep-Dec 06, (1) Jan-Aug 07 Various tasks for the FT8 program working with the Industrial Controls Group. Most coding will be done in Python, with some C++ for Python Extensions, and JavaScript for AJAX functionality. **Possible Tasks Include** * Python OPC Client * Front end to a web based plotting system * Web based interactive tree maps for an event/alarm system * Interactive SVG diagrams via AJAX for troubleshooting system * Various utilities for importing data into troubleshooting system * TurboGears front ends for these import utilities * Search system for time series data (beta with 50-100 GB of data, production 10-50 TB) * etc **Required Skills** * object oriented programming experience * 1+ years Python, C++, or Java programming experience * web framework experience **Desired Skills** * MySQL * JavaScript * HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, JSON * TurboGears * Cheetah Templates * Unit and functional testing * OPC Communications **Optional Skills** * Agile Methodologies (TDD, XP) * Trac - Issue tracking system * SQLAlchemy, SQLObject - Object Relational Mappers * MoinMoin * ctypes * NumPy * Subversion * WSGI * Information Retrieval/Data Mining * High-level protocols (HTTP, SSL, FTP) * Windows System Admin **General Requirements** * GPA 3.0 or better * Enrollment in an Undergraduate/Graduate degree program in IT/Software Engineering * US Citizenship / Permanent Residence Status * Appropriate communication and professional behavior **Relocation Stipend** * school and permanent residence < 50 miles from job - None * school or permanent residence > 50 miles from job - $500 (before taxes) * school and permanent residence > 50 miles from job - $1,500 (before taxes) **What Python is used for** * real time data collection systems * time series data archival systems * performance trending * web based troubleshooting systems * file conversion utilities * gas turbine and plant simulation environments * etc **About Pratt & Whitney** Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and support of aircraft engines, gas turbines and space propulsion systems. Whether it's through the development and implementation of better heat resistant coatings, more environmentally friendly processes, innovative new servicing procedures, more efficient turbine blades or quieter, more fuel efficient engines, Pratt & Whitney is the pioneer behind most major advances in both military and commercial aviation. **About Pratt & Whitney Power Systems** Pratt & Whitney Power Systems (PWPS) has applied the best technology of proven P&W aircraft engines to an extensive line of land-based gas turbines that power everything from small businesses to small cities. Our industrial turbines not only generate electrical power, but provide variable speed mechanical drive for marine propulsion, gas compression, and liquid pumping. Ranging in power from 450 KW to 60 MW, our products offer extremely low life cycle costs while providing unheard of operating flexibility. A quiet leader in this field, PWPS has over 2000 industrial gas turbines installed in more than 40 countries worldwide. * **Contact**: John M.Camara * **E-mail contact**: john.m.camara AT pw DOT utc DOT com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TurboGears" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/turbogears -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
