MINIMUM EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND EXPERIENCE

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 5 years’ experience, MS with 3 years’ experience, or PhD with 1 year experience
• Commercial experience with software design and development methodologies

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Understanding of customer requirements and tools used in Simulation of Vehicle autonomy (Aerospace & Defense or AD/ADAS)
• Expertise in Python development with hands-on experience using FastAPI and knowledge of C++ or more programming languages.
• Proficiency in containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience building and optimizing cloud-based applications on AWS, Azure, etc.
• Strong background in microservices architecture, DevOps practices, and CI/CD tools.
• Proven ability to lead development efforts, conduct code reviews, and mentor junior engineers.
• Excellent problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Experience delivering high-quality products in a large-scale, cloud-based commercial software development environment
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a geographically distributed team

SUMMARY / ROLE PURPOSE

The Senior R&D Engineer (m/f/d) is responsible for the development of software products and supporting systems. In this role, the Senior R&D Engineer will use advanced technical and problem-solving skills to help the team tackle complex issues, satisfy customer requirements, and accomplish development objectives.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participates in planning, architecture, and research
• Performs complex development activities that may require extensive analysis in areas including user experience, software design and solver research
• Employs best practices and helps to maintain them through technical reviews and mentoring
• Performs complex bug verification, release testing and beta support for assigned products.
• Researches problems discovered by QA or product support and develops solutions
• Researches and understands the marketing requirements for a product, including target environment, performance criteria and competitive issues. May work with strategic customers or proxies to assess needs and develop solutions
• Works independently with minimal supervision and may take on some planning and mentoring responsibilities
• May be responsible for managing interns or co-ops but typically does not have direct reports