Research Engineer II
About the role
Working alongside our many campus partners, ITS fosters a collaborative, future-focused environment that empowers students, faculty, staff, researchers, and the broader community. We are always innovating for what’s next. Through seamless digital experiences and robust security, we build a smarter, stronger, and secure USC for all.
Responsibilities
- Implements technical solutions to novel research problems.
- Collaborates with more senior research staff to transform research ideas into implemented solutions.
- Contributes to larger team efforts in implementing research prototypes.
- Contributes to documentation and publications as needed.
- Independently develops parts of a larger system.
- Proposes approaches to problems and methods for implementing solutions using state-of-the-art tools.
- Divides project-level goals into smaller tasks to be addressed by researchers.
- Initiates the design, development and implementation of technology research projects.
- Investigates the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to potential inventions and products.
- Plans and executes applied research.
- Maintains substantial knowledge of state-of-the-art principles and theories, and may contribute to scientific literature and conferences.
Requirements
- Minimum Education: Master's degree
- Additional Education Requirements: Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education
- Minimum Experience: 5 years
- Minimum Skills: Knowledge of one or more relevant programming languages (e.g., Python, C++, Goolang). Experience with Linux. Experience with Virtual LAN and/or Virtual Extensible LAN. Experience with Melanox Switches. Experience with SDN programming. Experience with Ansible, Bash and Nagios. Experience with Prometheus. Familiarity with and Simple Network Management Protocol. Experience with applicable IT protocols (e.g., Border Gateway Protocol, Secure Shell, Transport Layer Security). Experience with iptables and Network File System.
Qualifications
- Position requires U.S. citizen with active Top Secret (TS) clearance and SCI eligibility.
Benefits
The annual base salary range for this position is $124,000 - $140,000. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.