Research Engineer III

Department: MTRI

MTRI is seeking a motivated professional to help support multiple projects for our government and commercial customers. The Software Developer will work with senior engineers and scientists to research, develop, and evaluate algorithms for a variety of geospatial, signal, and/or image processing applications. The successful candidate will have a solid background in computer science with strong skills in software prototyping, software design, and deployment.

The position is on‑site, located at MTRI in Ann Arbor, MI.

• Participate as an integral team member on multidisciplinary research related to applying technological skills to solving governmental and societal needs.
• Provide technical, analytical and numerical support for research and development projects in mathematics, statistics, programming, electrical engineering, remote sensing, and signal processing.
• Lead software development projects and coordinate teams of junior software developers.
• Develop software to prototype and evaluate signal processing, remote sensing, and/or machine learning algorithms.
• Assist with defining software objectives by analyzing user requirements, system features, and functionality.
• Recommend software solutions by comparing the pros and cons of custom versus off‑the‑shelf alternatives.
• Coordinate requirements and schedules, contribute to team meetings, troubleshoot development and production problems.
• Develop software documentation and assistance tools.
• Continue to improve performance by learning new technologies and software products, and participating in professional development.
• Accept ownership of, and responsibility for responding to, new and varied requests.
• Assist research staff with deployment of cloud computing architectures for data processing.
• Apply safety‑related knowledge, skills, and practices to everyday work.

• Master's degree or higher in computer science, computer engineering, mathematics, geospatial data science, electrical engineering, or a similar related field, plus 5 years of professional software development experience.
• OR Bachelor's degree in an equivalent field plus 8 years of professional software development experience.

• Experience in the design, implementation, and evaluation of algorithms.
• Professional experience in software development.
• Proficiency in at least one of the following programming languages:
  Python, C++, MATLAB.
• Proficiency in at least three of the following domains: applied mathematics, physics, electrical engineering, software design, signal processing, image processing, machine learning, reinforcement learning, numerical analysis, statistics, geospatial data processing, robotics, distributed computing.
• Proficient in Linux or other Unix‑based operating system.
• Experience leading software development teams.

• Experience in or coursework covering geospatial data, signal, or image processing.
• Experience with sensors or signal processing.
• Experience with database design and maintenance, web development frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, ROS, GDAL, or related tools.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams to perform research, solve technical problems, and develop software tools.
• Experience with the deployment of cloud‑based computing architectures.

• Willingness and ability to obtain a Department of Defense security clearance; requires United States citizenship.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral/written, and presentation communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to participate in team projects.
• Demonstrated commitment to a safe work environment.

• Existing Department of Defense security clearance.
• Ability to clearly communicate complex ideas at meetings and symposia.
• Ability to contribute to competitive grant proposals.

• Every employee will receive the following four required trainings:
  Employee Safety Overview, Anti‑Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation Training, Annual Data Security Training, Annual Title IX Training.
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