The University of Texas System - Austin, TX

posted about 1 month ago

Part-time - Mid Level
Austin, TX
Educational Services

About the position

The Lead R&D Software Engineer will spearhead the development and integration of sonar software applications with tactical hardware components, primarily aimed at supporting the US Navy's sonar systems within the Advanced Technology Laboratory (ATL). This role involves leading a team, providing technical mentorship, and ensuring the successful coordination of software and hardware integration to meet project milestones.

Responsibilities

  • Lead efforts to coordinate integration and configuration of software and hardware for high-frequency tactical sonar systems.
  • Provide technical mentorship and supervision to junior engineers.
  • Collaborate 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 the final product.
  • Troubleshoot and debug issues in ARL developed sonar systems.
  • Document and present work performed.
  • Perform other related functions as assigned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or 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, and algorithm performance analysis.
  • Excellent communication skills and readiness to work with team leads and principal investigators.
  • Aptitude and willingness to continually learn new technologies and apply new skills.
  • Dynamic skill set with the ability to work with new technologies and manage multiple tasks effectively.
  • Attention to detail, effective problem-solving skills, and excellent judgment.
  • Ability to work independently with sensitive and confidential information.

Nice-to-haves

  • 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.
  • 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.

Benefits

  • 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage
  • Retirement contributions
  • Paid vacation and sick time
  • Paid holidays
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