Software Engineer - ELSYS - Smyrna, GA - (Open Rank)
Overview
The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Founded in 1934, GTRI has grown to more than 2,900 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing over $940 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry.
Project/Unit Description
The Test Engineering Division (TEN), part of the Electronic Systems Laboratory (ELSYS), specializes in applied research to advance Test and Evaluation (T&E) methodologies for Department of Defense (DoD) systems. With a core emphasis on Electronic Warfare (EW) and related technologies, TEN excels in developing sophisticated software-in-the-loop (SITL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) test systems. These systems generate a realistic and complex electromagnetic spectrum consistent with the challenges of tomorrow's battlespace that facilitate open-loop and closed-loop testing, system simulation/emulation, test automation, and comprehensive data analysis.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform software development, debugging, modification, enhancement, and documentation
- Develop and maintain kernel and user-level software and scripts
- Contribute to technical reports and presentations
Additional Responsibilities
- Apply expertise in computing systems to define requirements and develop software designs recognizing limitations of target hardware platforms
Required Minimum Qualifications
- Experience with one or more of the following languages: C/C++, C# (WPF with .NET and knowledge of MVVM), Javascript/Typescript, and/or Python
- Experience developing on/for Windows and Linux operating systems
Preferred Qualifications
- Active Top Secret Clearance
- Experience with highly performant software design, including high-bandwidth and low-latency compute architectures and acceleration techniques (e.g. GPU or FPGA offload, or software development on bare-metal and real-time operating systems)
- Knowledge of computer architectures as it relates to embedded hardware and communications standards, e.g., Ethernet, PCI Express
- Experience with embedded systems development and DoD open-architecture standards
- Experience with digital signal processing
- Experience with software development and collaboration tools such as GitLab and Atlassian
Travel Requirements
10% - 25% travel
Education and Length of Experience
This position vacancy is an open-rank announcement. The final job offer will be dependent on candidate qualifications in alignment with Research Faculty Extension Professional ranks as outlined in section 3.2.1 of the Georgia Tech Faculty Handbook. 0 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or other related engineering fields. Please refer to our Research Faculty Technical Level Guidelines for minimum requirements at the higher levels.
U.S. Citizenship Requirements
Due to our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be U.S. Citizens. Clearance Type Required Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.
Benefits at GTRI
Comprehensive information on currently offered GTRI benefits, including Health & Welfare, Retirement Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Time Off, and Professional Development, can be found through this link: https://benefits.hr.gatech.edu/.
Equal Employment Opportunity
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