Robotics Engineer - ASL - Open Rank

Job Purpose

A robotics engineer develops the hardware and/or software that enables electro-mechanical systems to perform a series of tasks with little or no human involvement. The robotics engineer can develop the mechanical mechanisms that form the robot, integrate sensors such as cameras and LIDAR systems into the system, or develop the algorithms to allow the robot or autonomous system to sense its environment, plan its actions, and then execute the plan. This position contributes to the fundamental and applied understanding of robotic and autonomous systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop methods and perform research tasks to meet project objectives including directing others
• Architect overall signal processing procedures with system integration in mind
• Lead or contribute to the development of whitepapers and proposals to support a research area
• Support sponsors and potential sponsors engagement
• Primary author of sections technical reports/presentations of projects, journal articles, and conference presentations

Additional Responsibilities

• Develop and integrate new capabilities and subsystems into military systems, including the design of inter-software interfaces, inter subsystem interfaces (e.g., data, interconnects, messaging, middleware), aircraft to subsystem integration, pilot vehicle interface and s/instrumentation systems integration
• Serve as a technical expert on assigned projects and systems including keeping up to date on use cases, system capabilities, system interfaces, engineering tools, and road maps for current and future updates
• Serve as a technical expert for a specific engineering specialty (e.g. safety engineering, hardware/software interface, digital engineering)
• Isolate hardware and software component anomalies
• Analyze flight and laboratory data to ensure system requirements are satisfied
• Develop scripts and tools to analyze flight and laboratory data
• Ensure that all technical work is developed to meet military, safety, and security standards
• Design and manage the laboratory configurations for assigned projects
• Lead cross-discipline project teams

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Linux and embedded systems
• Experience developing complex, software-intensive, systems using system engineering processes and methodologies
• Experience designing/developing software-based systems that integrate multiple subsystems, and/or integrate multiple software applications and hardware
• Experience integrating and troubleshooting systems to determine functional correctness, completeness, and/or effectiveness
• Experience developing, integrating, and/or sing unmanned autonomous robotic system capabilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance
• Experience with developing and fielding autonomous systems or solutions
• Experience processing and analyzing data with tools such as Python or R
• Experience with avionic data buses (e.g., MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, Ethernet, RS-422, etc.), tactical data links (e.g., Link-16), military radios, and open systems architecture frameworks (e.g., FACE™ and OMS/UCI)
• Experience using Model-Based System Engineering (SysML) to design systems (e.g., use cases, behavior, interfaces, data models)
• Additional DoDAF experience is a plus
• Experience working in a full-lifecycle agile and/or digital engineering environment
• Experience supporting field ss to troubleshoot and solve problems
• Experience designing secure and safe system solutions
• Experience developing/designing complex, software-intensive, military unmanned air systems (UAS) using system engineering processes and methodologies
• Experience developing autonomous unmanned aircraft systems (UAS/UAV)
• Experience developing autonomous unmanned surface vehicles (USV), unmanned ground vehicles (UGV), unmanned under systems (UUV)
• Experience with Modular Open System Approach (MOSA)
• Knowledge of the operational use models of military UAS
• Knowledge of FAA and Military regulations