R&D Software Engineer — AI/ML for Autonomous Systems

NU USA Northeastern University; New Jersey; On-site; USD 40,000 - 57,000; Part time

Job summary

Kostas Research Institute at Northeastern University seeks a part-time, temporary R&D Engineer with strong software engineering skills to contribute to ML/AI projects across autonomous systems and sensing. The role involves collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams to build prototypes and support government and industry contracts.

Candidates should have Python, C++, and Java experience, plus familiarity with ML libraries and GitHub workflows.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in developing and testing software packages.
• Proficiency with high-level object-oriented programming and scripting languages, such as Python, C++, Java.
• Experience with Python frameworks, such as Pandas, SciPy and NumPy.
• Experience working within software development spaces such as GitHub.
• US Citizenship with the ability to obtain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and test software for ML/AI projects across autonomous systems and sensing.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to create prototypes for government/industry contracts.
• Contribute to software engineering for a wide range of R&D projects including decision support systems.
• Turn research outcomes into practical, state-of-the-art systems.

Skills

Python

C++

Java

Pandas/SciPy/NumPy

GitHub

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering / Computer Science

MS preferred

Job description

Kostas Research Institute at Northeastern University seeks a part-time, temporary R&D Engineer with strong software engineering skills to contribute to ML/AI projects across autonomous systems and sensing. The role involves collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams to build prototypes and support government and industry contracts.

Candidates should have Python, C++, and Java experience, plus familiarity with ML libraries and GitHub workflows.