TEES Research Engineer I - Integrated Network Autonomy

Job Title

TEES Research Engineer I - Integrated Network Autonomy

Agency

Texas A&M Engineering

Department

Bush Combat Development Complex

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

The George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex (BCDC) and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) invite applications for a full-time Research Engineer in the focus area of software/middleware development for networked systems in autonomous vehicle communications. The successful applicant will work with subject matter experts and students to develop and apply knowledge of software engineering to develop, deploy, test, and evaluate real-time, distributed, networked applications.

Researchers at BCDC are investigating resilient real-time network architectures for autonomous vehicle communications. Their research addresses the difficulties with communication in increasingly complex battlefields. Significant advances are needed for robust, reliable communication in highly dynamic, wireless, mobile networking environments where bandwidth demands can be encountered and communications can be contested by adversaries. The objective of this research area is to develop algorithms, architectures and prototypes of an information network that support resilient information aggregation, dissemination, and retrieval across multiple locations with applications for real-time streaming, situational awareness, and command and control of autonomous vehicles.

The BCDC - located on the 2,000-acre RELLIS Campus in Bryan, TX - is an ecosystem for agile technology development and service-member-inspired research. The BCDC is the result of a partnership between the U.S. Army Futures Command and The Texas A&M University System, TEES and the State of Texas. The $200 million complex is designed to bring together researchers from U.S. universities, the military and the private sector for collaboration, demonstrations, and high-tech testing of initiatives to help accelerate military innovation for our nation’s defense.

Responsibilities:

• Works under the supervision of faculty members on research projects
• Collaborates with faculty, research engineers and stakeholders to identify end-user requirements and specifications
• Designs algorithms and flowcharts to create new software/middleware programs and systems
• Produces efficient and elegant code based on requirements in Java, Python and C++
• Tests and deploys programs and applications
• Troubleshoots, debugs, maintains and improves existing software/middleware
• Compiles and assesses user feedback to improve software/middleware performance
• Develops technical documentation to guide future software development projects
• Participates in demonstrations to stakeholders, reviews and evaluates results and conclusions of research projects.
• Participates in team research activities.
• Participates in technical reports and presentations and presents results of research projects to internal and external stakeholders.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Experience:

• No experience.

Preferred Education:

• Master’s degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience working with operating systems and cyber security in the context of software development for stream processing, sensing, and data science applications.
• Familiar with computer networking to conduct systems integration and implementation of stream processing and sensing software/middleware applications over wireless networks.
• Experience in software development projects for applied research.
• Experience with software development in Java, Python, and C++.
• Experience in the development of applied research programs enabling system integration.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey technical information clearly and effectively through informal and formal documents, reports, and presentations to senior management.
• Strong technical writing skills.
• Highly collaborative and able to work in a team-based environment.
• Familiarity with principles of Agile project management and technology development.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

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