Software Engineering Student Assistant - Fall - ELSYS

Overview:

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,900 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $940 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry. GTRI's renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy, and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S. federal government, state, and industry.

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

1. Students are our top priority.
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Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

The Electronic Systems Laboratory (ELSYS) of the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is seeking technical personnel to be part of an established software team in the Flight Test Operations Branch (FTOB) of the Air National Guard Programs Division (ANGPD) division. Our software team employs a modern software engineering process to design, code, integrate and test capabilities on a continuous basis resulting in a mature and quality solution for our customers.

We strive for technical excellence by drawing upon a diverse workforce whose knowledge base covers the complete spectrum of modern computing languages and platforms.

Student Assistant/Research Assistant

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Physics, or related
• Must be registered for at least 6 credit hours with your university
• 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA

• Ability to clearly communicate technical ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to perform in a collaborative environment with a cross functional team
• Strong math skills
• Experience with one or more of the following:
  
  • Python, C++, Java
  
  • Containerization:
  Docker, Kubernetes
  
  • Linux networking, TCP/IP, VLAN, 5G/LTE, IOT (MQTT/Modbus)

10–20 hours per week

Due to our research contracts with the US federal government, candidates for this position are required to be US Citizens.

Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance.

Housing and relocation assistance are not available for this position.

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