Autonomy Engineer

U.S. Citizens Only
Due to federal requirements, this position is only open to U.S. citizens. Eligibility to obtain a U.S. security clearance is a requirement for all IS4S employees.
Applicants must affirm U.S. citizenship in the cover letter of this application. Those without citizenship affirmation will not be considered.

Develop solutions that support Unmanned Systems, Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Autonomous Systems, Robotic Appliques, Sensor/Payload Integration, Multi-Vehicle Interactions, Autonomous Swarming, Heavy Equipment Operations, Logistics and Materiel Handling, Firefighting, Rapid Damage Assessment, Operations in Hazardous Environments (including chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive or CBRNE), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Cyber Security, Radio Frequency Communications, Artificial Intelligence Software, Force Protection, Security, and CE Operations.

Position is on-site in Panama City, FL. Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance is required.

• Planning and executing bench-level research to understand engineering principles
• Developing or coordinating initial manufacturing and production capabilities needed to integrate new materials, technologies or processes into AF operational systems
• Developing, troubleshooting, maintaining, analyzing and modifying software for operation and control of sensors, networks, control stations, robotic and autonomous systems
• Preparing research and technical proposals including problem statements, technical approaches, anticipated outcomes, schedules, and resource estimates
• Preparing research/test plans for RDT&E and technical engineering tests and evaluations which include sufficient background to provide basis for the project, overall project objectives, analyses of alternatives, technical objectives, technical approach, expected results, safety and environmental considerations (including hazardous materials and hazardous waste requirements), and schedule and resource estimates

• Experience related to unmanned systems, robotics, autonomous systems, sensor/payload integration or software/hardware integration
• Experience with taking concepts from design through manufacturing and test
• Experience with lab equipment to include oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and multi-meters
• Experience in writing technical papers and executing RDT&E activities independently
• Experience in DoD interface standards such as Joint Architecture for Unmanned Systems (JAUS), Society of Automotive Engineers Aerospace Standards Unmanned Systems (SAE AS-4), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 4586, Robotics Interoperability Profiles, Robotic Operating System (ROS), Cursor on Target, MAVLink, and/or Extensible Markup Language (XML)

• BS in an engineering discipline and a minimum of 5 years relevant industry experience

* U.S. Citizens Only*