Research Project Engineer II

Job description

The Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM) at the University of New Hampshire invites applications for a Research Engineer to support software development and data management systems. The successful candidate will work in conjunction with Center Principal Investigators and data managers to design, develop, test, and deploy software systems and cloud-computing tools. They will work closely with the Center’s faculty, scientists, and information technologists to transition research and development to operations. Duties/Responsibilities: Research and Development (50%): Apply best software engineering practices (e.g., version control, comprehensive documentation, automated testing, continuous integration) to research codes so that they may be reliably used to fulfill the Center’s research mission. Direct new software projects in conjunction with Center researchers or as directed by Center management, including management, software engineering systems, testing methods, and associated communications mechanisms Investigate options for algorithms, coding languages, development frameworks, and APIs both locally and in the cloud, to advise Center researchers on their development project...