COMPUTER SCIENTIST - RESEARCH COMPUTER SCIENTIST - RESEARCH ENGINEER - Junior Software Developer
Southwest Research Institute· Research· Oct 15, 2026 · 12d ago
San Antonio, TX
Location
In office
Work mode
Full-time
Schedule
Junior
Level
$89K–$136K est.
Estimated compensation
Job description
• Work on challenging new technical problems in collaborative team environments with Computer Scientists and Engineers.
• Work with tactical & strategic signal processing and exploitation, across ground, air and sea platforms.
• Adding a highly motivated and proactive Computer Scientist/Engineer to a dynamic team developing next generation solutions, gaining experience and building up programming and design skills.
• Assisting the development manager and project team with all aspects of software design and coding, to include attending and contributing to development team meetings, testing, documentation, and collaborating with other developers to create applications.
• Develop expertise working with database patterns, and thin client development for both client and server side, object oriented designs, and visualization and presentation of large amounts of complex data sources.
• Effectively communicating, both verbally and in writing, technical solutions, questions, and documenting test outcomes and analysis of alternatives.
• Follow instructions and learn new software and technologies quickly.
• Working within an agile or waterfall methodologies to develop advanced software solutions, interacting with team members, working with the team to understand requirements, designs, and task opportunities and constraints.
• Attending and eventually contributing to technical and design meetings with both the project team and the customer.
• Learning the codebases, writing, debugging, and testing code, monitoring technical performance, responding to requests from the technical team.
• Proactively communicating with teammates and providing updates on tasking. Contributing to technical documentation as needed.
• Working at SwRI laboratories and short-term travel to government facilities, military bases, other customer facilities, both in U.S. and overseas, for system installations and to provide technical support.
• Prepare technical documents.
• For more information on our innovative project work, visit swri.org
• Requires a Bachelors or a Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related degree field.
• 0-3 years: Follow instructions and work both independently on a tasks and collaboratively with a team.
• 0-3 years: Basic knowledge of programming languages such as C++, Java, JavaScript, HTML5, and Python is recommended. Basic knowledge of operating systems, object oriented programming and databases and frameworks
• 0-3 years: Excellent technical communications skills, both verbal and written, are required. Proactively learn new software and technologies quickly. Being detailed oriented and self directed.
• 0-3 years: Proficient in working with Linux and Windows Development Environments, Software Repositories, Software Engineering Practices, Fundamentals of Computer Science, and the Software Development Life-Cycle.
• A valid/clear driver's license is required.
Considerations: Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.
Requirements
Must-haves
Work on challenging new technical problems in collaborative team environments with Computer Scientists and Engineers.
Work with tactical & strategic signal processing and exploitation, across ground, air and sea platforms.
Adding a highly motivated and proactive Computer Scientist/Engineer to a dynamic team developing next generation solutions, gaining experience and building up programming and design skills.
Develop expertise working with database patterns, and thin client development for both client and server side, object oriented designs, and visualization and presentation of large amounts of complex data sources.
Effectively communicating, both verbally and in writing, technical solutions, questions, and documenting test outcomes and analysis of alternatives.
Follow instructions and learn new software and technologies quickly.
Working within an agile or waterfall methodologies to develop advanced software solutions, interacting with team members, working with the team to understand requirements, designs, and task opportunities and constraints.
Attending and eventually contributing to technical and design meetings with both the project team and the customer.
Learning the codebases, writing, debugging, and testing code, monitoring technical performance, responding to requests from the technical team.
Proactively communicating with teammates and providing updates on tasking. Contributing to technical documentation as needed.
Working at SwRI laboratories and short-term travel to government facilities, military bases, other customer facilities, both in U.S. and overseas, for system installations and to provide technical support.
Prepare technical documents.
Requires a Bachelors or a Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related degree field.
0-3 years: Follow instructions and work both independently on a tasks and collaboratively with a team.
0-3 years: Basic knowledge of programming languages such as C++, Java, JavaScript, HTML5, and Python is recommended. Basic knowledge of operating systems, object oriented programming and databases and frameworks
0-3 years: Excellent technical communications skills, both verbal and written, are required. Proactively learn new software and technologies quickly. Being detailed oriented and self directed.
0-3 years: Proficient in working with Linux and Windows Development Environments, Software Repositories, Software Engineering Practices, Fundamentals of Computer Science, and the Software Development Life-Cycle.
A valid/clear driver's license is required.
Considerations: Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.
Nice-to-haves
None flagged.
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