NSW Software Engineering Lead

The University of Texas at Austin•Austin, TX

11d•$104,000 - $174,000•Onsite

About The Position

In the Advanced Technology Laboratory’s (ATL) Special Warfare Division, we deliver the Navy’s most advanced undersea sensing and communications technologies. The Software Engineering Lead role is a position that will lead software development and support critical integration tasking on new undersea systems using sensor technologies alongside embedded computers running Linux-based operating systems.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or other related discipline.
At least three years of demonstrated experience with C++, Python, and/or shell scripting
Thorough understanding of object-oriented programming concepts, data structures/design patterns/algorithm performance analysis.
Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle, testing methodologies, and utilizing common application debugging and performance profiling tools.
Ability to scope, organize, and translate high level project requirements into achievable technical tasks.
Excellent communication skills and readiness to work with team leads and principal investigators to ensure technical execution matches design goals.
Experience overseeing a software team
Demonstrated ability to document and present technical information to stakeholders.
Must have a professional demeanor, be punctual, ability to work under pressure and have the ability to work with little or no supervision.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
US Citizen.
Selected applicant is subject to government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information at level appropriate to project requirements of the position.

Nice To Haves

Experience with high-frequency SONAR or other underwater sensor systems
Experience with CMake and other software development tools in the Linux environment
Possess working-level understanding of Linux operating systems and administration
Experience integrating custom software applications with industrial embedded computational hardware
Prior military or defense system development experience
Eligibility for immediate access to classified information.
Cumulative GPA of 3.0.

Responsibilities

Software Development Lead: Work closely with project leadership to identify requirements, plan software development and integration related tasking.
Lead software tasking for all software engineering phases and provide regular status to project leadership
Contribute to software design and development tasking.
Support the delivery of high-quality software by prioritizing testing and incorporating testing methodologies throughout the software development lifecycle.
Provide technical guidance, conduct code reviews, and ensure best practices are followed.
Document and improve process, as needed Software Integration Support: Lead software integration activities by working closely with hardware-focused systems engineers to integrate the system’s software and hardware components.
Troubleshoot and debug issues identified during integration activities.
Support of travel activities associated with system acceptance testing in the field.
Troubleshoot and debug issues that are identified during system acceptance testing in the field
Mentor Junior Engineers.
Provide technical mentorship and supervision of junior software engineers.
Other related functions as assigned.