Application Programmer I

University of Florida•Gainesville, FL

About The Position

Assist with developing timely responses (generally same business day) to technical support questions for design-oriented bridge finite element analysis software and deep foundation analysis software maintained by the Bridge Software Institute (BSI). Populate technical engineering responses to end-user questions, coordinate responses with licensing personnel, hold screenshare sessions to help end-users navigate the interface and/or resolve technical challenges, and ensure that any feature requests or potential software bugs are reported to senior programmers/engineers. Assist with formulating, executing, and documenting verification cases for bridge finite element analysis software and deep foundation analysis software. Utilize one or more of manual calculation methods, design-oriented analysis software, and/or general-purpose finite element analysis software for a given verification case. Identify and document comparisons of pertinent analysis output to substantiate each verification case. Coordinate with senior engineers to populate and maintain internal and published verification reports. Enhance and maintain internal software applications that performs verification tasks on a BSI software packages for bridge finite element analysis as part of continuous integration, including just prior to official software releases. Coordinate with BSI engineers to prioritize which verification models are to be added to the verification model repository of the application. Integrate model files supplied by end-users and BSI engineers into the verification suite. Add/modify the feature set of the internal verification tool based on input from BSI engineers. Ensure that verification tasks are organized in the BSI queuing system and completed in a timely manner. Participate in research and development activities within BSI related to nonlinear finite element analysis (FEA), soil-structure interaction, and other topics within the scope of the institute. Assist with numerical studies using software such as LPILE, APILE, GROUP, ADINA, and LS-DYNA. Contribute to technical reports, conference papers, journal publications, and sponsored research projects. Coordinate with faculty, research staff, industry partners, and graduate students as needed to support research objectives. Assist with enhancing and maintaining C# and XSL-based application that renders results obtained from bridge finite element analysis into formatted HTML reports. Participate in implementation of XML-to-XSL string processing and rendered-HTML report formatting when new entries are added to the XML schema. Coordinate with engineers to document tasks that relate to enhancement of the report-generator user interface (UI). Perform coding tasks assigned by senior programmers and managed through the BSI queuing system. Perform other duties as assigned in support of BSI operations, including coordination of newsletters and technical publications, creation and testing of software installation packages, maintenance of user documentation in web and PDF formats through FLARE, website support, and software quality assurance activities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and one year of appropriate experience.
Appropriate college coursework may substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree with specialization in structural engineering, or closely related field and one year of relevant experience.
Experience developing software using programming languages such as Python, Fortran, MATLAB, C#, C++.
Experience with HTML, and CSS.
Experience in workflows utilizing Azure DevOps Server.
Demonstrated ability to formulate, execute, and document analytical and numerical studies using software such as LPILE, APILE, GROUP, ADINA, and LS-DYNA.
Demonstrated ability to apply numerical techniques from calculus, statistics, and linear algebra to engineering analysis and software development.
Experience with finite element analysis, soil-structure interaction modeling, bridge engineering applications, or related structural and geotechnical engineering software is highly desirable.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare technical documentation, verification reports, and research publications, are preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop timely responses to technical support questions for bridge finite element analysis software and deep foundation analysis software.
Populate technical engineering responses to end-user questions.
Coordinate responses with licensing personnel.
Hold screenshare sessions to help end-users navigate the interface and/or resolve technical challenges.
Report feature requests or potential software bugs to senior programmers/engineers.
Formulate, execute, and document verification cases for bridge finite element analysis software and deep foundation analysis software.
Utilize manual calculation methods, design-oriented analysis software, and/or general-purpose finite element analysis software for verification cases.
Identify and document comparisons of pertinent analysis output to substantiate verification cases.
Coordinate with senior engineers to populate and maintain internal and published verification reports.
Enhance and maintain internal software applications that perform verification tasks on BSI software packages.
Coordinate with BSI engineers to prioritize verification models for the verification model repository.
Integrate model files supplied by end-users and BSI engineers into the verification suite.
Add/modify the feature set of the internal verification tool based on input from BSI engineers.
Ensure verification tasks are organized in the BSI queuing system and completed in a timely manner.
Participate in research and development activities related to nonlinear finite element analysis (FEA), soil-structure interaction, and other topics within the scope of the institute.
Assist with numerical studies using software such as LPILE, APILE, GROUP, ADINA, and LS-DYNA.
Contribute to technical reports, conference papers, journal publications, and sponsored research projects.
Coordinate with faculty, research staff, industry partners, and graduate students to support research objectives.
Assist with enhancing and maintaining C# and XSL-based application that renders results from bridge finite element analysis into formatted HTML reports.
Participate in implementation of XML-to-XSL string processing and rendered-HTML report formatting.
Coordinate with engineers to document tasks related to enhancement of the report-generator user interface (UI).
Perform coding tasks assigned by senior programmers and managed through the BSI queuing system.
Perform other duties as assigned in support of BSI operations, including coordination of newsletters and technical publications, creation and testing of software installation packages, maintenance of user documentation, website support, and software quality assurance activities.