University of Alabama at Birmingham · 2 months ago
COMPUTATIONAL SCIENTIST ASSOCIATE (2)
Greater Birmingham, Alabama Area
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$78K/yr - $126K/yr
2+ years expThe University of Alabama at Birmingham is seeking a Computational Scientist Associate for their Engineering and Innovative Technology Development group. The role involves assisting in the development and analysis of software and firmware components for space applications, as well as collaborating with engineers to ensure high reliability integrated systems.
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U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Assists in design, development, implementation, and analysis of technical products and systems
Participates in the problem assessment, analysis, and development of computational methods, pipelines or procedures
Implements programming and workflow management systems across a variety of computational platforms
Support meetings, teleconferences, and travel as required by projects
Reports to EITD Software Section Lead
Assists more senior engineers in the preparation of plans, testing, analysis, computation methods, and reports
Gains exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. Occasionally directed in several aspects of the work
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in a related field OR Bachelor's degree in related field and two (2) years of related experience. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement
Ability to use various engineering and documentation/analysis software, MS Word, and Excel
Ability to apply detailed analysis skills in resolving complex issues
Advanced knowledge of analytics and development toolsets
Ability to evaluate and make decisions based on measurable or verifiable criteria
Strong critical-thinking and interpretive skills to analyze situations, define problems, and develop solutions
Ability to analyze, interpret and display statistical data
Knowledge of software development processes and usage of IDEs for development and testing
Collaborative Software/Firmware Development experience in small teams
Preferred
Embedded Firmware Development experience using advanced microcontrollers and IDEs (e.g. MPLAB, IAR, Keil)
Software/Firmware Development experience for aerospace applications
Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) methodology
Experience developing software with programming languages C, C++, C#, Python, and/or Rust
Experience using Visual Studio and/or VS Code
Experience developing/deploying RTOS frameworks
Company
University of Alabama at Birmingham
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public university in located in Birmingham, Alabama.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$45.14MKey Investors
American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsParkinson's FoundationNational Institutes of Health
2023-12-01Grant· $0.02M
2023-07-25Grant
2023-06-26Grant
Leadership Team
Martha Bidez
Professor and Director, Advanced Safety Engineering & Management
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