COMPANY OVERVIEW

XCEL Engineering, Inc. is an award-winning small business that provides trusted information technology, engineering, consulting and project management solutions and services to federal agencies and organizations. Originally founded in 1971 by professional engineers at the University of Tennessee, XCEL was acquired in 2003 by U.S. Army and Navy veterans and in 2023 became a MartinFed company.

XCEL Engineering is a part of IT Lab Partners (ITLP) which was created to support Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in recruiting the best and the brightest technical talent to East Tennessee region. ORNL delivers scientific discoveries and technical breakthroughs needed to realize energy and national security solutions and provides economic benefit to the nation. This premier research institution near Knoxville in Oak Ridge, TN, addresses national needs through impactful research and world-leading research centers.

Considering joining our impressive team supporting ORNL today!

JOB OVERVIEW

XCEL Engineering has an opening for a Full Stack Software Engineer to join our team of talented and diverse individuals. The primary goal is to partner with research organizations to enable research excellence and delivery. The right person for this challenge will have previous experience in design, development, and management of scalable services, and front and back-end development and integration, and similar areas. They will have experience and capabilities developing in Software-as-a Service and Data-as-a-Service environments.

The team views success through the lens of what additional capabilities, services, cost savings, and optimizations it brings to its research partners enabling their success. They want researchers and their projects focused on their delivery and worrying less about their underlying IT. You will be collaborating with a highly diverse and multidisciplinary team; from mathematicians, physicists, computer scientists, and engineers in research, development, integration, testing, and deployment in areas including real-time data platforms, and machine intelligence systems.

You will support research staff in disseminating results in peer reviewed journals, technical reports, relevant conferences, and open-source software project repos. You will work with researchers and project sponsors to capture, understand, integrate, and implement project and security requirements in developed services and software.

The team optimizes workflows and monitoring solutions to take advantage of a 24/7 operations staff, which significantly reduces the need for off-hours support. They also offer a flexible work schedule and utilize Email, Jira, Confluence, Teams, Slack, and other collaboration solutions to stay in contact. The team currently works fully remote, but has space for people to work on campus.

The lab delivers scientific discoveries and technical breakthroughs needed to realize solutions in energy and national security and provides economic benefit to the nation. This premier research institution located near Knoxville in Oak Ridge, TN, addresses national needs through impactful research and world-leading research centers.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in a scientific field or equivalent combination of education and experience coupled with 8 years of software development experience.
• Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript (ex. Angular, Vue), open-source tools and system, and web development frameworks
• 4 years of experience developing in Python
• Experience with software development best practices including, but not limited to: Agile development; version control using Git/GitFlow or similar system; and project management via systems like JIRA, Asana, etc.
• Excellent understanding of front-end development.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Security Clearance if needed which requires US Citizenship.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Past hands-on involvement in software systems, data systems, analytics, computer driven distributed data processing,
• Experience with Trame by Kitware
• Experience with PyQT
• Strong knowledge of multiple operating systems
• Experience with the following languages: JavaScript, Vue, TypeScript, Angular and/or ReactJS
• Previous experience working in a government, scientific, or other highly technical environment.
• Demonstrated ability to balance complex research and security requirements

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

• Inside office environment.
• Working on a computer for long periods of time.
• May involve long period of sitting at a desk.
• The work environment is fast-paced and sometimes involves extreme deadline pressures.

OTHER DUTIES

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Xcel Engineering is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, religious creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, protected Veteran Status, genetics or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Xcel Engineering's current openings as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 855.212.1810. Thank you for your interest in Xcel Engineering.

All positions at Xcel Engineering, Inc. are contingent upon passing both a background check and drug screening prior to a start date and are subject to random drug screenings during the employment period. In addition, Xcel Engineering is an E-Verify employer.