Are you interested in working for a national leader in scientific and engineering research, serving government, industry and nonprofit customers? Our UDRI research group invites qualified candidates to apply for our Principal Computer Engineer opening! UDRI’s researchers focus on providing aerospace autonomy solutions, sensor control, system integration, and exploitation capabilities across a wide range of Unmanned Aerial Systems. We also provide an embedded platform for performing complex sensing algorithm testing.

This senior position will be responsible for working as part of a diverse and skilled technical team to develop and test software in high level languages; to develop and test signal processing algorithms from concept to implementation; to rapidly integrate, test, and demonstrate hardware and software systems into a functional whole. A current United States SECRET clearance (or higher) is required for ongoing employment in this position. This position is contingent upon receipt of contract funding.

Minimum Qualifications
* Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in a technical discipline;
* A minimum of twelve (12) years of related experience;
* 4 years C++ (or comparable object oriented language) development on Linux operating systems;
* Proficient knowledge of software systems and architectures;
* Experience developing software for deployed Air Force ISR systems;
* Successful experience with software and system integration;
* Excellent written and oral communication skills;
* Due to the nature of this position, U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident status is required;
* Active US SECRET (or higher) clearance will be 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:

* MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering;
* Data link and enterprise networking experience;
* Simulation toolset experience (such as EAAGLES, AFSim, AMASE, or similar);
* Demonstrated, effective software architecture design experience;
* Open System Architecture tool and development experience;
* Demonstrated, successful experience (academic or professional) developing software applications specifically designed for use in multi platform (e.g. Windows and Linux) environments;
* Demonstrated, successful experience (academic or professional) with source code version control systems such as Git, Subversion, or similar;
* Demonstrated, successful experience (academic or professional) with software development practices such as Agile, Scrum, or similar;
* Demonstrated, effective interpersonal skills;
* Experience with formal software verification techniques, code analysis, and operational analysis (Big O analysis);
* Experience with Real Time Operating Systems & Real Time programming;
* Experience working with socially and culturally diverse communities

Special Instructions to Applicants

To apply please submit a cover letter addressing each minimum qualification and any 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.

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