Associate Autonomous Systems Engineer
mitreMcLean (VA)
$122,000 - $146,400 Annual
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Posted 34 days ago
mitreMcLean (VA)
SENIORITY
Lead
SALARY
$122,000 - $146,400 Annual
About the role
At MITRE, your passion fuels work that impacts our nation and improves lives. This is where your skills strengthen national security, cybersecurity, health, transportation, and citizen services. We're a nonprofit engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization working in the public interest. With objectivity and integrity at our core, we lead federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies – collaborating with industry and academia to deliver integrated, high-impact solutions that advance our nation's health, security, and prosperity. Our people tackle the toughest technical challenges, supported by competitive benefits, meaningful career development, and a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. Choose MITRE for a career with purpose — and help shape the future.
Department Summary:
MITRE's Autonomous and Intelligent Systems Department is an innovative team of engineers focused on the development of cutting-edge autonomous systems, robotics capabilities, and AI solutions for a safer world. The Autonomous and Intelligent Systems Department has a new opportunity for a strong technical candidate with a STEM degree to join an innovative team of engineers focused on developing Artificial Intelligence and/or Autonomous System solutions for sponsor needs. The right candidate will enjoy a fast-paced team environment and working with groundbreaking technology. We are seeking a self-starter that assists in building robotics and artificial intelligence projects. 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.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Maintain knowledge of advances of autonomy and robotics capabilities
- Leverage technical expertise to evaluate and improve AI/Autonomy system performance
- Provide thought leadership centered around autonomy/AI technology adoption on robotics hardware and cloud-based computing environments
- Evaluate autonomy or AI solutions and provide guidance to sponsors based on their requirements
- Work on topics in robotics-relevant fields, such as computer vision, deep learning, machine learning, planning, human machine teaming, and multi-robot systems
- Build capabilities in one of more growth area for Autonomous Systems (e.g., maritime autonomy, healthcare robotics, space robotics)
- Help department and division execute strategy around enabling high-consequence applications of Autonomy, including necessary assurance, T&E, and societal implications
Basic Qualifications:
- Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a related Bachelor's degree, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
- Academic project or work experience in robotics-relevant fields, such as computer vision, deep learning, machine learning, planning, human machine teaming, and multi-robot systems
- Ability to generally 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
- Proficiency in use of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel, and WordMust be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S Government issued Security Clearance. Per the U.S. Government's eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
- This position requires a minimum of 3 days per week on-site
Preferred Qualifications:
- Practical knowledge of simulation environments for AI/autonomous systems
- Understanding of the Federal Government, specifically with relation to AI and Autonomy interests, missions, and organizations
- Academic project or work experience developing machine learning solutions with modern toolchains, e.g. TensorFlow, MXNet, Scikit-Learn
- Academic project or work experience with robotics software and frameworks, e.g. ROSExperience with object-oriented programming languages such as C++ and python
- 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, systemsU.S. Citizen with active/current DoD Secret Clearance
This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):NoneThis requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):SecretSalary compensation range and midpoint:$97,600 - $122,000 - $146,400 Annual
Work Location Type:
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Job number: R117618Profession: Engineering
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