Software R&D Engineer

• Technical: Develop/contribute to system and sub-system software implementation, test/evaluation and deployment of autonomy for UxVs, including adaptive mission behaviors, environmental awareness, distributed autonomy, multi-vehicle coordination, and integration of autonomy with UxV sensors and payloads. Drive advancements in UxV simulation, field testing, and fleet-relevant autonomy capabilities
• Team Work: Work within a multidisciplinary team of software/systems engineers working across undersea navigation, endurance optimization, acoustic communications, environmental modeling, and autonomy-enabled CONOPS
• Simulation and Test: Work within a team of engineers to develop and test prototype architecture solutions through testing with: software-in-the-loop (SIL); hardware-in-the-loop (HIL); and on-water testing
• Collaboration: Interact and collaborate regularly with software team, project lead and other collaborators throughout the lab

• →Conduct independent and collaborative research, development, testing, and evaluation activities to solve complex scientific and engineering challenges supporting Department of Defense sponsors and national security missions
• →Investigate, evaluate, and apply established and emerging engineering principles, scientific methodologies, and advanced technologies to develop innovative technical solutions
• →Plan, perform, and lead analytical studies, modeling and simulation, laboratory experimentation, field testing, and prototype demonstrations to validate engineering concepts and system performance
• →Design, develop, integrate, analyze, and evaluate complex hardware, software, embedded systems, sensors, communications systems, electromechanical systems, or other mission-critical technologies within assigned technical disciplines
• →Apply systems engineering principles throughout the project lifecycle, including requirements development, architecture definition, design trade studies, integration, verification, validation, risk management, and configuration management
• →Develop experimental plans, test procedures, data collection methodologies, and performance metrics; analyze results to identify technical issues, validate assumptions, and recommend design improvements

• C/C++, Python, Java, or similar
• Agile software methodologies
• DevSecOps - specifically with GitLab and/or Atlassian tools (JIRA, Bitbucket, Confluence)
• Design of software using containerization technologies (Open Container Initiative, Docker, K8s/K3s) and micro-service architectures
• Test and evaluation of software

• UxV systems, including platforms, mission payloads, launch and recovery, acoustic comms, and energy management
• Oceanography, seabed features, and environmental data used for UxV autonomy
• Past success supporting Navy missions, operational training, or UxV fleet experimentation
• Development or use of UxV simulation frameworks (e.g., platform, payload, or environmental modeling)
• Autonomy for unmanned systems including autonomy architectures, behavior frameworks and mission planning for undersea missions, undersea navigation and perception autonomy behaviors, and autonomy standards for UxVs (e.g., MOSA, A-GRA, UMAA, PCX)
• UXV simulation, evaluation, and verification environments
• Test and evaluation of maritime platforms
• Contribute to research in vehicle autonomy, machine learning, autonomous systems simulation/evaluation, undersea sensors, vehicle systems
• Previous Navy systems development as related to unmanned systems
• Technical experience related to the development of software for autonomous or unmanned systems is highly desired
• Advanced degree in Engineer, Computer Science, Software, Machine Learning
• Current eligibility for access to classified information at the Secret level or higher and may be subject to a government background investigation to upgrade clearance eligibility, if required

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