Software Engineer - ASL - Open Rank

site-logo•Atlanta, GA

15h•Onsite

About The Position

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is seeking an experienced Software Engineer for a full-time research faculty position within the Applied Systems Lab (ASL) Autonomy Technology Transition Division (ATTD). ATTD focuses on autonomous uncrewed aircraft programs for sponsors across the Department of Defense, with expertise in autonomous systems, systems engineering, avionics engineering, embedded software development, test and evaluation, and various development environments. The Software Engineer will design, develop, and test software applications, manage development teams, provide technical leadership, and establish software development lifecycle practices. This role requires proficiency in multiple programming languages and extensive knowledge of software development, operating systems, CI/CD, DevOps, API development, container development, and distributed systems. The engineer will apply engineering principles to software creation, manage releases, perform code reviews, and analyze issues. Key skills include programming, computer science fundamentals, software design, algorithms, data structures, information analysis, debugging, testing, and teamwork. The role also involves working with sponsors to define requirements, manage backlogs, and organize teams.

Requirements

Experience developing software for complex systems using disciplined approaches and processes.
Experience developing software estimates and managing the software development through the project lifecycle.
Experience developing, integrating, and/or testing unmanned autonomous system capabilities.
Experience developing software in C/C++ languages.
Experience with common scripting languages, including bash and Python.
Experience developing software on Linux and deploying to Linux target systems.
Experience developing multi-threaded and multi-process applications and systems.
Experience with common software IPC mechanisms, such as shared memory, pub-sub messaging, and RPC.
Aware of design tradeoffs and considerations for such mechanisms.
Experience with containerized software development.
Experience leading sponsored research projects and sponsor interactions.
Experience facilitating dialogue, collaboration, and partnerships among research personnel, government, and industry stakeholders.
U.S. Citizenship required.
Must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Active Secret Clearance.
Experience managing and providing technical leadership for complex, high-value engineering programs.
Experience with software designs including architectures, requirements, behavior allocation, and interface design for autonomous systems.
Experience with developing and fielding autonomous systems or solutions.
Experience developing/designing complex, software-intensive military unmanned air systems (UAS).
Experience developing autonomous unmanned aircraft systems (UAS/UAV).
Experience with open systems architecture frameworks (e.g., FACE™ and OMS/UCI).

Responsibilities

Perform software development, debugging, modification, enhancement, and documentation.
Design, test, and develop computer software to meet program requirements.
Apply expertise in computing systems to define requirements and develop software designs, recognizing limitations of target hardware platforms.
Author technical reports and presentations for projects of moderate-to-high complexity.
Compile report input from other researchers and prepare final report deliverables.
Lead and/or contribute to white papers and proposals.
Create and analyze network protocols.
Provide technical leadership to development teams.
Serve as a resource and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for software engineering tools and technologies.
Sole or shared maintainer for large multi-language codebases.
Manage code review and acceptance, set and enforce code quality, stability, and security requirements as necessary to meet sponsor needs and requirements.
Manage and review the overall software requirements and software design.
Create software development estimates.
Create and deliver technical presentations.
Ensure software is developed to meet military, safety, and security standards.