I am a dynamics and control systems engineer based in Dryden, NY. I have worked professionally for 13 years, first at Raytheon Missile Systems, and most recently at L3Harris Technologies. I have recently held a Top Secret/SCI clearance from which I was debriefed after moving to a project not requiring a security clearance.
I am currently searching for employment in Germany. My wife has accepted a position at Leibniz Universität Hannover starting in April 2026.
I'm not front end expert, but I have a working knowledge of html & js. I feel like it would still be ok without any JS background, but I could be wrong on that.
That said the language is small enough you can go through the tutorial in a weekend. You'll know pretty quickly if you feel like you're picking it up or feels too foreign.
My gut feel is general programming experience is enough, but don't hold me to that one.
I used an iPod nano 6g for years. I loved the tiny size, the clip, and the fact that it didn't have speakers (no accidental noise in the office).
I use my phone for mp3s and podcasts now, but I'd prefer the iPod if it weren't dead (and I could update it from Linux). I find myself going into shops with my family staying in the car, and it would be nice to take my phone without having to turn off the music for them.
I've tinkered with CL for numerical analysis, but always have had trouble picking good libraries to help. Do you have any recommendations for good libraries for scientific computing (especially some that will run in Windows)?
It had a lot of cranky pieces when it made the 64 bit transition, and afaik it never got GPU support. I'm pretty sure it was ultimately abandoned because students didn't like it.
If we were to eliminate the biannual clock changes, why would it matter which time base we switch to? Organizations would surely set their business hours appropriately for either choice. Does it matter what the number on the clock is during sunset? If you prefer permanent DST, why not just wake up an hour earlier (obligations permitting)?
Me, if we were to eliminate the clock changes, I'd pick permanent standard time, because it more closely matches astronomical time.
The question of whether to retain the biannual clock changes is another issue. (I'm for the switches, because it's the least painful way to coordinate everyone getting up earlier in the summer.)
Depends on the time zone. For some countries in the CET, the summer time actually is closer to the real local time than the standard time. In a year or two the EU countries will have to choose whether to stay on standard or DST. But the net result is just chopping up CET into distinct time zones. Slovenia seems to be in favor of standard time, Croatia prefers DST because more profit in tourism. You can drive through one country in an hour or two, and the other in another few hours, yet they will be 1 hour apart in time. Bonkers if you ask me.
No, you got it wrong. The meridian of the CET is at the east German border. Only places east of it are in the "negative" time zone, less than one hour in difference. To the west, we have France already at +1, and Spain even at +2.
Permanent DST would put Poland at 0 to +1, Germany at +1 to +2, France at +2..+3.
Remote: Preferred.
Willing to relocate: See above.
Technologies: Matlab/Simulink, C/C++, Control systems, Kalman Filtering, GNC, satellite and defense experience.
Résumé/CV: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sqR9kl9aXUwGAuCUuMaywBbs...
Email: jdietl@gmail.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/john-dietl-79bb106
I am a dynamics and control systems engineer based in Dryden, NY. I have worked professionally for 13 years, first at Raytheon Missile Systems, and most recently at L3Harris Technologies. I have recently held a Top Secret/SCI clearance from which I was debriefed after moving to a project not requiring a security clearance.
I am currently searching for employment in Germany. My wife has accepted a position at Leibniz Universität Hannover starting in April 2026.