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Research Scientist

Research Scientist

Location:  Basking Ridge, New Jersey
 Software Engineering/Development/Architecture
Clearance Requirement: No Clearance Required
Job ID: 98833


Job Description

Business Group Highlights
Perspecta Labs
Perspecta Labs generates transformative applied research to fuel solutions for our customers’ unique challenges. We are a self-sustaining research center within Perspecta that provides applied research and engineering to enable government agencies, utilities and commercial enterprises to fully exploit the future of communications, analytics and cyber security.

Responsibilities
Initiates the design, development, execution and implementation of technology research projects. Investigates the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to potential inventions and products. Plans and executes applied research. Maintains substantial knowledge of state-of-the-art principles and theories, and may contribute to scientific literature and conferences. May participate in development of patent applications. May coordinate interdepartmental activities and research efforts.

Qualifications
Requires 8 to 10 years with BS/BA or 6 to 8 years with MS/MA or 3 to 5 years with PhD.
 
  • Graduate degree (Ph.D. preferred) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
  • Knowledge of and hands-on experience in the areas of networking and machine learning
  • Knowledge of and hands-on experience with operating systems including Linux, Android and Windows
  • Software development experience with C/C++, Java, Python, Perl
  • Experience with containers and orchestration solutions including Docker, Kubernetes
  • Experience with discrete event simulators (ns-3, OPNET, QualNet, or equivalents)
  • Experience with P4 programming is a plus
  • Experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch is a plus
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Strong publication record is a plus
  • US citizen

About Perspecta
What matters to our nation, is what matters to us. At Perspecta, everything we do, from conducting innovative research to cultivating strong relationships, supports one imperative: ensuring that your work succeeds. Our company was formed to bring a broad array of capabilities to all parts of the public sector—from investigative services and IT strategy to systems work and next-generation engineering.
 
Our promise is simple: never stop solving our nation’s most complex challenges. And with a workforce of approximately 14,000, more than 48 percent of which is cleared, we have been trusted to do just that, as a partner of choice across the entire sector.
 
Perspecta is an AA/EEO Employer - Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.
 
As a government contractor, Perspecta abides by the following provision
 
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
 
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of the other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c).