University of New Brunswick

Closing Date: May 29, 2023 at 4:00 PM

Applied Computing Innovation Center (ACIC)

ACIC works on applied industry/government projects involving UNB professors, research staff, and students. A key area of activity is in digital-twin development which requires integrating a range of computing technologies. ACIC has specific applied technologies it is developing that can operate within or assist in creating digital-twin environments. Projects with digital-twin objectives include technologies such as: Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software tools, cloud and edge computing, networking and IoT, client-server design, virtualization/containerization technologies, rendering and visualization, scientific computing, software languages, software design and maintenance.

WHAT WE OFFER

Full-Time | 2-Year Term | Fredericton | Hybrid

UNB is committed to ensuring employees can maintain a healthy work-life balance. As such, we are proud to support a hybrid work approach, which includes flexible hours and work-from-home options.

Standard Work Hours: Mon - Fri | 7:45 am - 4:00 pm | 36.25 hours per week

Salary Range: $48,524 - $63,081 per annum

A Market Differential may apply.

YOUR FOCUS

Reporting to the supervising Professor, the Applications Software Engineer will work on advancing specific ACIC technologies and participate in developing solutions for shorter-term applied projects undertaken outside of specific ACIC technologies under development. Working with UNB supervisors and ACENET, the Applications Software Engineer will support student projects from a training and skills development perspective. This position focuses on software engineering-related skills and knowledge.

• Participate in design meetings.
• Contribute to software design discussions.
• Maintain cloud software repositories.
• Develop software for the technology under development.
• Investigate and deploy cloud-native tools for computation, communication, and storage.
• Participate in the documentation of software.
• Participate in meetings with external clients.
• Propose software solutions for client projects.
• Develop and test software.
• Maintain project (client specific) software repositories.
• Work in collaboration with and in support of other engineers/researchers engaged in the project.
• Assist in documentation and presentation of project outcomes to clients.
• Arrange meetings with ACENET personnel on specific technical issues related to projects.
• Test changes implemented by ACENET personnel.
• Assist in developing hardware and software specifications or solutions in collaboration with ACENET.
• One-on-one meetings with students to assist them in their projects.
• Lead training sessions on topics outside of ACENET offerings but important to ACIC activities.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Post-secondary diploma or certificate within an IT field.
• A combination of education and relevant practical experience will be considered.
• On-the-job training and mentoring will be provided for the right candidate.

Additional Strengths:

• Knowledge and experience in software development is considered a strong asset.
• Research, software development, and project management experience in an academic setting would be considered an asset.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work with clients in developing project ideas.
• Knowledge of Edge Computing hardware and software development.
• Experience in GPU programming (e.g., Nvidia GPUs / CUDA).
• Experience in parallel programming.
• Experience coding in C / C++ and scripting languages such as Python.
• Experience in High Performance Computing (HPC) clusters.
• Experience with software version control tools.
• Self-motivated and proactive with the ability to multi-task.
• Ability to adapt easily and welcome technological changes.
• Bilingualism is considered an asset.