Senior Software Developer: Extended Reality at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

About the job:

The CSIR has a vacancy for Senior Software Developer: Extended Reality (XR) in the Emerging Digital Technologies for fourth Industrial Revolution (EDT4IR) Research Centre within the Next Generation Enterprises and Institutions Cluster. The incumbent will be responsible for designing, prototyping and implementing solutions that incorporate XR components to deliver an impactful and novel solution to stakeholders and clients. This position is based in Pretoria.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead, conceptualise, design and implement novel XR based solutions;
• Remain well-versed in new developments in the XR domain to identify new avenues for research and development;
• Supervise/mentor junior staff in the area(s) of expertise;
• Generate and contribute towards science engineering and technology (SET) activity targets and outputs (reports, guidelines, system requirements, peer-reviewed publications, technology and software packages, etc.);
• Understand and interpret client requirements to contribute to user requirement analysis and/or well-articulated project proposals;
• Remain current in field of expertise with respect to new approaches in tools, methods or technologies;
• Participate in external task teams or committees in relevant domains;
• Participate and engage in relevant XR communities to grow networks and capabilities.

Qualifications, skills and experience:

• A Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer/electronic engineering, information technology or related field to augmented reality with at least five years’ experience in 3-Dimensional (3D) modelling or extended reality;
• An Honours or Master’s degree will be advantageous;
• All international qualifications require an evaluation report / certificate issued by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA);
• Experience in User Interface (UI) and User eXperience (UX) design concepts;
• Experience in 3D modelling and game development using platforms and tools such as Blender, Unity, Unreal, etc, would be advantageous;
• Experience in 3D and XR JavaScript libraries would be advantageous;
• Demonstrated skills in analytical thinking, flexibility and adaptability, investigative thinking, teamwork, self-management, and systems level thinking;
• Knowledge and exposure to Project Management;
• Ability and experience to supervise/mentor/develop junior staff;
• Expertise in developing event-driven systems.

Closing date: 15 March 2023