Are you interested in working for UDRI, a national leader in scientific and engineering research, serving government, industry and nonprofit customers? UDRI invites qualified candidates to apply for our Staff Computer Engineer opening!

This position will be responsible for working, as part of a diverse and skilled technical team, to write and test software in high-level languages, and to develop and test signal processing algorithms from concept to implementation. This position requires a bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years of professional experience and may be expected to perform tasks at a higher level of independence when compared to an entry level position. Candidates, among other considerations with more preferred qualifications will likely be more successful in obtaining this position.



Minimum Qualifications
1. Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or other relevant engineering degree.
2. Proficiency with modern Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) software compilers and debuggers such as, VS Code, Visual Studio, Eclipse, GCC, GDB, or Similar.
3. Three years of successful professional experience developing, debugging, and documenting software using C, C++ and/or Java.
4. Due to the nature of this position, U.S. Citizenship is required
5. Eligibility to obtain a United States SECRET clearance (or higher) is required for ongoing employment in this position


Preferred Qualifications

While not everyone may possess all of the preferred qualifications, the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:

1. Master’s Degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or other relevant engineering degree.
2. Demonstrated, successful professional experience programming in algorithm-level languages such as MATLAB/Simulink, Python or similar.
3. Demonstrated, successful professional experience with parallel programming using languages such as OpenCL and/or CUDA.
4. Demonstrated, successful professional experience with FPGA programming using languages such as VHDL.
5. Demonstrated, successful professional experience developing software to communicate and exchange information (e.g. commands, status, data) with hardware devices, sensors, and/or systems.
6. Demonstrated, successful professional experience installing, configuring, and working in Windows and Linux (preferred) environments.
7. Demonstrated, successful professional experience developing software applications specifically designed for use in multi-platform (e.g. Windows and Linux) environments.
8. Demonstrated, successful professional experience with source code version control systems such as Git (preferred), Subversion, or similar.
9. Demonstrated, successful professional experience with software development practices such as Agile, Scrum, or similar.
10 Demonstrated, successful professional experience with developing for embedded systems.
11 Demonstrated, successful professional experience with developing Linux kernel modules/Device Drivers.
12. Demonstrated, effective interpersonal skills
13. Active US SECRET (or higher) clearance.

Special Instructions to Applicants

To apply please submit a cover letter addressing each minimum qualification and applicable preferred qualifications that you meet.

A federal court on December 7, 2021, issued a ruling that suspends the COVID-19 vaccine requirement that applies to federal contractors nationwide. With this development, the University will pause any enforcement action against employees who have not complied with the requirement to be fully vaccinated by Dec. 8, 2021 or to have requested an exemption to maintain their employment status.

The University will continue to monitor the state of the pandemic on campus and in the community as well as developments in federal and state requirements, and also will continue to regularly consult with public health officials and our medical panel. As has been the case throughout the pandemic, our protocols and requirements are subject to change depending on conditions on campus or in our community, and government requirements.




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