10 days ago
New Bedford, MA, USA or McLean, VA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$174k - $261k/yr
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership on cross-functional teams evaluating and improving autonomous-system performance.
- Evaluate autonomy and AI solutions against sponsor requirements and provide technical guidance.
- Apply expertise in robotics-relevant areas including computer vision, deep learning, machine learning, planning, human-machine teaming, and multi-robot systems.
- Build capabilities in growth areas such as maritime autonomy, healthcare robotics, or space robotics.
- Define and execute strategy for high-consequence autonomy applications, including assurance, testing and evaluation, and societal implications.
- Develop, propose, and execute autonomy-focused research initiatives.
- Lead teams, manage schedules and budgets, communicate risks, and collaborate with sponsors and stakeholders.
Requirements
- Requires typically 8 years of autonomy and AI experience with a bachelor’s degree, 6 years with a master’s degree, or 3 years with a PhD, or an equivalent combination of autonomy-related education and work experience.
- Requires broad understanding of autonomous systems across multiple domains and deep experience in at least one robotics-relevant field.
- Requires ability to analyze autonomy challenges, real-world constraints, critical issues, and capability gaps.
- Requires familiarity with state-of-the-art autonomy research and tools, including ROS 2 and Docker.
- Requires independent learning ability, strong written and verbal communication, stakeholder relationship-building, and demonstrated leadership.
- Requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret clearance within 12 months of hire.
- Preferred qualifications include an advanced related degree, production software development, autonomy and AI evaluation knowledge, robotics domain expertise, flight-controller software experience, rapid prototyping, autonomous-systems field testing, edge-computing knowledge, and AI/autonomy algorithm implementation or evaluation experience.
- An active DoD Top Secret clearance is preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits and exceptional professional development opportunities are offered.
- The position is hybrid and requires a minimum of 50% on-site work.
- The hired candidate must obtain a Secret clearance within one year of hire.
Tech Stack
Categories
Robotics
About MITRE
MITRE is a nonprofit systems engineering and applied research organization that operates multiple federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies. It builds prototypes, frameworks (such as the MITRE ATT&CK knowledge base), and provides technical guidance across defense, cybersecurity, aviation, and healthcare. Founded in 1958 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia, MITRE runs FFRDCs for sponsors including the Department of Defense, the Federal Aviation Administration, and health agencies.