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Research Engineer- Institute for Software Integrated Systems
Research Engineer- Institute for Software Integrated SystemsVanderbilt University • Nashville, TN, United States
Research Engineer- Institute for Software Integrated Systems

Research Engineer- Institute for Software Integrated Systems

Vanderbilt University • Nashville, TN, United States
1 day ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Research Engineer Institute for Software Integrated Systems

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The Research Engineer is part of the Institute for Software Integrated Systems at Vanderbilt University and is a key individual contributor responsible for assisting with the development and maintenance of discipline?specific software systems and / or engineering tools to support project and research goals.

This position assists with engineering and / or software design, implementation, analysis, maintenance, and experimentation as directed by the Principal Investigator. Reporting directly to the Principal Investigator, the Research Engineer regularly collaborates with a team including but not limited to Research Engineers, Research Scientists, and System Architects to accomplish project?specific goals.

Key Functions and Expected Performance

  • Executes modeling and analysis of discipline?specific engineering problems.
  • Assist with cloud development, deployment and integration of developed AI applications.
  • Construct the development and maintenance of discipline?specific software systems and / or engineering tools to support project and research goals.
  • Executes engineering and / or software design, implementation, analysis, maintenance, or experimentation as directed by Principal Investigator and lead Engineers.
  • Delivers technical documentation for work products of project.
  • Research and maintain familiarity with and expertise in emerging technologies and techniques related to project and research goals.
  • Communicate regularly, effectively, and professionally with Principal Investigator, System Architect, and research team.
  • Ensures adherence to existing technical standards and recommend or develop new standards, as applicable.
  • Provide data to assist in evaluation of project research direction and progress, providing input on solutions as necessary.
  • Deliver technical progress reports / presentations in written and / or oral form to project research staff and faculty.
  • Share research knowledge, product, and processes with Principal Investigator, System Architect, and research team.

Supervisory Relationships

This position does not have supervisory responsibility; this position reports administratively and functionally to the Principal Investigator.

Education and Certifications

  • A Bachelor's degree is necessary, preferably in computer science or engineering.
  • Certification or 5+ years of experience in the area of cyber security and cyber vulnerability management is required.

    • Experience and Skills

  • Knowledge of medical devices and hospital information technology and cybersecurity is preferred.
  • Experience with vulnerability assessment and mitigation using information security tools and dashboards for data visualization and incident alert reporting is necessary.
  • Experience with penetration testing and state?of?the?art security tools such as Metasploit, Splunk is preferred.
  • Competency in computer networking, networking equipment, and network protocols.
  • Experience with designing and setting up custom cloud computing infrastructure is necessary. This experience could be using OpenStack (preferred) or commercial clouds such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Experience with machine learning technologies is preferred.
  • Established skills in software system development, modeling, and / or systems engineering is necessary.
  • Ability to design, implement, test, document, and maintain software is necessary.
  • Ability to quickly learn ISIS tools and technologies and become a productive project contributor is necessary.
  • Practical knowledge of software development tools, programming languages (e.g., C / C++, Java, Python, Matlab, C#, among others), databases, and web technologies, as needed by project, is necessary.
  • Experience with state?of?the?art software development environments (e.g., Eclipse), tools (e.g., git), and collaborative environments (e.g., GitHub) is necessary.

    • Job responsibilities listed herein are intended to be a thorough representation of the duties, responsibilities, expectations, and qualifications for this specific role at the time of hire but should not be considered all?encompassing as actual responsibilities may evolve to include additional duties as assigned based on organizational and operational needs.

    Seniority Level

  • Mid?Senior level

    • Employment Type

  • Full?time

    • Job Function

  • Engineering and Information Technology

    • Industries

  • Higher Education

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