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Position Summary:

Are you a talented and experienced computer engineer seeking to make a lasting impact on cutting-edge research and innovation? Look no further than the Applied Sensing division at the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI), where we are seeking a Principal Computer Engineer to join our dynamic team.

This position will be responsible for a combination of technical implementation, technical leadership and business development duties related to developing, maintaining and deploying all aspects of computer systems related to remote sensing and imaging platforms. This may include writing and testing software in high level languages; writing and testing logic in hardware description languages; developing and testing signal processing algorithms from concept to implementation; and performing systems integration and testing for technology maturation.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's Degree
2. 12 years experience as a software or firmware engineer
3. 10 years of demonstrated, successful experience developing and deploying software applications using object oriented languages such as C++, Java, or similar
4. Successful experience with modern Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) such as Netbeans, Visual Studio, Eclipse, or similar
5. Successful experience developing software that incorporates open, non proprietary, standards such as STANAG, OMS/UCI, SOSA, or similar
6. Due to the requirements of our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be a U.S. citizen
7. Eligibility to obtain a United States SECRET clearance (or higher) is required for ongoing employment in this position

Preferred Qualifications:

While not everyone may possess all of the preferred qualifications, the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:

1. Advanced Degrees in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science
2. Demonstrated, successful experience programming in algorithm level languages such as Matlab/Simulink, Python or similar .
3. Demonstrated, successful experience developing software to communicate and exchange information (e.g. commands, status, data) with hardware devices, sensors, and/or systems
4. Demonstrated, successful experience installing, configuring, and working in Windows and Linux environments
5. Demonstrated, successful experience developing software applications specifically designed for use in multi platform (e.g. Windows and Linux) environments
6. Demonstrated, successful experience with parallel programming using languages such as OpenCL and/or CUDA
7. Demonstrated, successful experience with source code version control systems such as Git, Subversion, or similar
8. Demonstrated, successful experience with software development practices such as Agile, Scrum, or similar
9. Demonstrated, successful experience developing complex systems of systems (SoS) by integrating disparate software and hardware systems from multiple vendors
10. Demonstrated, successful experience with sensing modalities including Electro Optical (EO), Infrared (IR), Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Moving Target Indicator (MTI), Hyperspectral Imaging (HSI), LiDAR, or polarimetric imaging (PI)
11. Demonstrated, successful experience with embedded systems design and programming, including Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
12. Demonstrated, successful experience with developing, integrating and maintaining multi int Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems at high levels of technological readiness
13. Demonstrated, successful experience with field experimentation, flight testing, data collection and analysis, to include operating in and around manned and unmanned aircraft
14. Demonstrated, successful experience leading technical teams in solving complex computer engineering problems.
15. Demonstrated experience designing user interface software solutions.
16. An active SECRET (or higher) clearance.

Special Instructions to Applicants: To apply please submit a cover letter addressing each minimum qualification and any applicable preferred qualifications that you meet. Closing Statement:

Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity, achieve equitable outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community. As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, we will not discriminate against minorities, women, protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, or on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity.