Manager, Autonomy Capabilities
Manages multidisciplinary teams developing, integrating, testing, and optimizing autonomy algorithms for unmanned aerospace and robotic systems. Requires 10+ years of autonomy experience, technical team leadership, C++ and Python proficiency, and expertise in planning, controls, sensing, and air-domain systems.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Lead multidisciplinary teams across autonomy, integration, and testing, aligning technical efforts and driving mission-focused execution.
- Provide hands-on technical oversight while optimizing performance, advancing innovation, and communicating with stakeholders.
- Lead development of autonomous behaviors for VTOL and fixed-wing aircraft.
- Guide work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, task and motion planning, and controls.
- Architect solutions, establish software engineering standards, drive technical improvements, and mentor engineers.
- Collaborate with subject-matter experts to understand customer needs and implement autonomy solutions.
- Integrate autonomy products with third-party systems.
- Develop, test, analyze, troubleshoot, and optimize autonomy algorithms for aerospace, defense, and robotic systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience developing and integrating autonomy algorithms in robotics, aerospace, or defense systems.
- 2+ years managing technical teams.
- Proficiency in C++ and Python; familiarity with real-time operating systems.
- Experience with sensing, estimation, path planning, and data fusion.
- Significant experience with unmanned systems and air-domain algorithms.
- Experience with simulation tools and environments such as AFSIM and NGTS.
- Ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills.
Nice-to-haves
- Master’s degree.
- Mathematical background in linear and nonlinear control theory and autonomous systems algorithms.
- Experience deriving and implementing motion models and controllers for trajectory generation and tracking.
- Experience with UCI and OMS standards.
- Active SECRET clearance.
Skills
C++, Python, Rtos, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Motion Planning, Control Theory, Path Planning, Data Fusion, Autonomous Systems, Afsim, Ngts, Trajectory Tracking, Uci Standards, Oms Standards
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