Research Engineer III

About the role

MTRI is seeking a motivated professional to help support multiple projects for our government and commercial customers. The Software Developer will work with senior engineers and scientists to research, develop, and evaluate algorithms for a variety of signal and/or image processing applications.

Responsibilities

• Participate as an integral team member on multi-disciplinary research relating to applying technological skills to solving governmental and societal needs.
• Provide technical, analytical and numerical support for research and development projects in the areas of mathematics, statistics, programming, electrical engineering, remote sensing, and signal processing.
• Lead software development projects and coordinate teams of junior software developers.
• Develop software to prototype and evaluate signal processing, remote sensing, and/or machine learning algorithms.
• Aid in defining software objectives by analyzing user requirements, system features, and functionality.
• Recommend software solutions by comparing the pros and cons of custom versus off-the-shelf alternatives.
• Cover requirements and schedules, contribute to team meetings, troubleshoot development and production problems.
• Develop software documentation and assistance tools.
• Continuously improve performance by being aware of new technologies and software products, participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, and participating in professional organizations.
• Accept ownership of, and responsibility for responding to, new and varied requests.
• Assist research staff with deployment of cloud computing architectures for data processing.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or higher in computer science, computer engineering, mathematics, electrical engineering, or a similar related field, and 5 years of professional software development experience OR Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, mathematics, geospatial data science, electrical engineering, or a similar related field, and 8 years professional software development experience.
• Experience in the design, implementation, and evaluation of algorithms.
• Professional experience in software development.
• Proficiency in at least one of the following: Python, C++, MATLAB.
• Proficient in at least three of the following: applied mathematics, physics, electrical engineering, software design, signal processing, image processing, machine learning, reinforcement learning, numerical analysis, statistics, robotics, or distributed computing.
• Proficient in Linux or other Unix-based operating system.
• Experience leading software development teams.

Qualifications

• Holds active Department of Defense security clearance.
• Ability and willingness to obtain a Department of Defense security clearance.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral/written, and presentation communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to participate in team projects.
• Demonstrated commitment to contribute to a safe work environment.

Skills

• Strong skills in software prototyping, software design, and deployment.
• Experience in or coursework covering geospatial data or image processing.
• Experience with sensors or signal processing.
• Experience with one or more of the following: database design and maintenance, CI/CD pipelines, ROS (Robotic Operating System), geospatial data processing (GDAL or similar).
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams to perform research, solve technical problems, and/or develop software tools.
• Experience with the deployment of cloud-based computing architectures.