The University of Texas at Austin · 17 hours ago
Lead R&D Software Engineer, Software/Hardware Integration
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Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$104K/yr - $174K/yr
3+ years expThe University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Lead R&D Software Engineer to support the development of sonar systems for the US Navy. The role involves leading the integration of software applications with hardware components, providing mentorship to junior engineers, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.
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No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead efforts to coordinate integration and configuration of software and hardware to facilitate the development of high-frequency tactical sonar systems
Provide technical mentorship and supervision to junior engineers
Work and communicate with a cross disciplinary team of engineers and scientists to meet project deadlines and milestones
Develop, configure and maintain automated software tools to ensure reproducibility of final product
Troubleshoot and debug issues observed in ARL developed sonar systems
Document and present work performed
Other related functions as assigned
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other related discipline
At least three years of professional experience developing or testing software in a Linux environment
Ability to scope, organize, and translate high level project requirements into achievable technical tasks
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving capability
Thorough understanding of object-oriented programming concepts, data structures/design patterns/algorithm performance analysis
Excellent communication skills and readiness to work with team leads and principle investigators to ensure technical execution matches design goals
Aptitude and willingness to continually learn new technologies and apply new skills
US Citizen. Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information at the level appropriate to the project requirements of the position
Preferred
At least 10 years of professional experience integrating custom software applications with industrial embedded computational hardware
Experience configuring or maintaining multi-threaded, multi-process, multi-machine computational software applications in a Linux environment
Expertise with open-source build tools such as CMake
Expertise utilizing version control tools such as git to maximize code maintainability and reproducibility
Proficiency utilizing common application debugging and performance profiling tools
Understanding of common network protocols such as TCP/IP
Expertise with interpreted scripting languages such as Python or Bash
Knowledge of database concepts and/or familiarity with SQL
Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0
Benefits
100% employer-paid basic medical coverage
Retirement contributions
Paid vacation and sick time
Paid holidays
Company
The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest public universities in the United States.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Republic Capital Group
2022-09-14Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Will Whiting
Chief Development Officer
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