About this job

Location options: Paid relocation
Job type: Full-time
Experience level: Senior
Role: Embedded Developer
Industry: Cybersecurity, Data Science, Machine Learning
Company size: 5k–10k people
Company type: Private

Technologies

c++, python, ros, tensorflow

Job description

MITRE’s Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems (AIAS) Department has a new opportunity for a strong technical leader to join an innovative team of engineers focused on development of autonomous systems and AI solutions for sponsor needs and developing robotics capabilities for a safer world. The right candidate will enjoy a fast-paced team environment and working with cutting-edge technology. The candidate for this position will work a wide variety of challenging activities in direct support of sponsor programs and will support MITRE’s AI and autonomy efforts.

Responsibilities include:

• Maintain knowledge of advances of autonomy and robotics capabilities in industry and academia
• Leverage technical expertise to evaluate and improve AI/Autonomy system performance
• Provide thought and team leadership centered around autonomy/AI technology adoption on robotics hardware and cloud-based computing environments
• Develop, propose, and lead research in the field of autonomy and AI
• Evaluate autonomy or AI solutions and provide guidance to sponsors based on their requirements

Minimum Requirements:

• Proficiency in use of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel, and Word
• Must have demonstrated proficiency and strength in verbal, written, PC, presentation, and communications skills
• Proven ability to work independently to learn new technologies, techniques, processes, languages, platforms, systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with the ability to foster relationship development with sponsors

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Engineering Physics, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or Software Engineering, or similar field
• 8+ years of professional experience, or advanced degree and 4+ years of professional or post-doctorate experience
• Understand the breadth of autonomous systems across different domains (DoD, Services, Intelligence Community, DHS, Industry and Academia)
• Experience in robotics-relevant fields, such as computer vision, deep learning, machine learning, planning, human machine teaming, and multi-robot systems
• Ability to articulate autonomy-specific challenges (in perception, reasoning, behaviors, collaborations), discuss critical issues, and identify gaps
• Familiarity with the state of the art in the field
• Knowledge of the challenges of developing autonomous and AI systems that are robust in real world scenarios

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in technical field of study
• Experience leading either technical or project teams, or serving as a group direct supervisor
• Practical knowledge of simulation environments for AI/autonomous systems
• Active/current DoD Secret Clearance
• Experience developing machine learning solutions with modern toolchains, e.g. TensorFlow, MXNet, Scikit-Learn
• Experience with robotics software and frameworks, e.g. ROS
• Experience with object-oriented programming languages such as C++ and python

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