Employment Opportunities

Are you interested in influencing the future direction of autonomy with the Air Force? Well consider working for UDRI, a national leader in scientific and engineering research, serving government, industry and nonprofit customers. We invite qualified candidates to apply for our Principal Computer Engineer opening!

This position will be responsible for working as part of a diverse and skilled technical team to write and test software in high level languages; to develop and test signal processing algorithms from concept to implementation; to rapidly integrate, test, and demonstrate hardware and software systems into a functional whole. The ability to obtain a United States SECRET clearance (or higher) is required for ongoing employment in this position.

1. Bachelor's Degree in a relevant technical field;
2. Familiarity with modern Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) and software compilers such as Netbeans, Visual Studio, Eclipse, or similar;
3. A minimum of 12 years of directly related experience is required;
4. 8+ years of demonstrated, successful experience developing software using C, C++ or Java;
5. Due to requirements of our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be a U.S. Citizen

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

1. Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science;
2. Demonstrated, successful experience (academic or professional) programming in algorithm level languages such as Matlab/Simulink, Python or similar;
3. Demonstrated, successful experience (academic or professional) developing software to communicate and exchange information (e.g. commands, status, data) with hardware devices, sensors, and/or systems;
4. Demonstrated, successful experience (academic or professional) installing, configuring, and working in Windows and Linux environments
5. Demonstrated, successful experience (academic or professional) developing software applications specifically designed for use in multi platform (e.g. Windows and Linux) environments;
6. Demonstrated, successful experience (academic or professional) with source code version control systems such as Git, Subversion, or similar;
7. Demonstrated, successful experience (academic or professional) with software development practices such as Agile, Scrum, or similar;
8. Demonstrated, effective interpersonal skills;
9. Active US SECRET (or higher) clearance
10. Experience working with socially and culturally diverse communities

To apply please submit a cover letter addressing each minimum qualification and any applicable preferred qualifications that you meet.

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.