COMPUTER SCIENTIST

About the Role

Join the Defense and Intelligence Solutions at Southwest Research Institute, working to develop complex and innovative software solutions for customer field sites, as well as Air, Land, and Sea Platforms. This role offers a flexible work schedule and the opportunity to work alongside great teammates.

Key Responsibilities

• Work on challenging new technical problems in collaborative team environments with Computer Scientists and Engineers.
• Work with tactical & strategic signal processing and exploitation, across ground, air and sea platforms.
• Assist the development manager and project team with all aspects of software design and coding, including attending and contributing to development team meetings, testing, documentation, and collaborating with other developers to create applications.
• Develop expertise working with database patterns, and thin client development for both client and server side, object oriented designs, and visualization and presentation of large amounts of complex data sources.
• Effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, technical solutions, questions, and document test outcomes and analysis of alternatives.
• Follow instructions and learn new software and technologies quickly.
• Work within agile or waterfall methodologies to develop advanced software solutions, interacting with team members to understand requirements, designs, and task opportunities and constraints.
• Attend and contribute to technical and design meetings with both the project team and the customer.
• Learn codebases, write, debug, and test code, monitor technical performance, and respond to requests from the technical team.
• Proactively communicate with teammates and provide updates on tasking.
• Contribute to technical documentation as needed.
• Work at SwRI laboratories and participate in short-term travel to government facilities, military bases, other customer facilities, both in the U.S. and overseas, for system installations and technical support.
• Prepare technical documents.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related degree field.
• 0-3 years of experience.
• Ability to follow instructions and work both independently and collaboratively with a team.
• Basic knowledge of programming languages such as C++, Java, JavaScript, HTML5, and Python.
• Basic knowledge of operating systems, object oriented programming, databases, and frameworks.
• Excellent technical communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proactively learn new software and technologies quickly.
• Being detail-oriented and self-directed.
• Proficient in working with Linux and Windows Development Environments, Software Repositories, Software Engineering Practices, Fundamentals of Computer Science, and the Software Development Life-Cycle.
• A valid/clear driver's license.

Special Requirements

• Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.

Job Locations

• San Antonio, Texas