System Software Engineer (C++/Linux) – Research & Sonar

University of Texas; United States; On-site; USD 89,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid basic medical

Retirement contributions

Paid vacation and sick time

Paid holidays

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin seeks a System Software Engineering Scientist Associate for the Applied Research Laboratories at the Pickle Research Campus. You will design, implement and test high‑performance C++ software for large sonar and networked systems running Linux, with containerized, orchestrated deployment.

Responsibilities include distributed software development, rigorous unit/system testing, and thorough documentation. U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related discipline.
• Proficient in defining and documenting complex coding relationships in object oriented structures.
• Proficient in C++ software development in Linux.
• Ability to follow coding and testing standards.
• Experience with Linux and open source tools for development and version control.
• US Citizenship is required for eligibility for access to certain project information.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high performance, systems-based software in C++ for control, health, status monitoring, signal processing and GUI components on Linux.
• Develop distributed software in C++ that runs in a containerized, orchestrated environment.
• Incrementally test and troubleshoot software with unit and system level verification.
• Document design, implementation and test results clearly and address issues.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Skills

C++

Linux

Object-oriented design

Version control

Multi-threading

TCP/IP sockets

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline

Master's degree in related field (preferred)

Tools

Git

Docker

Linux tooling

Job description

The University of Texas at Austin seeks a System Software Engineering Scientist Associate for the Applied Research Laboratories at the Pickle Research Campus. You will design, implement and test high‑performance C++ software for large sonar and networked systems running Linux, with containerized, orchestrated deployment.

Responsibilities include distributed software development, rigorous unit/system testing, and thorough documentation. U.S.