Collaborative Autonomy Engineer

Summary

Join a rapidly ascending force of innovation as a vital member of the growing EpiSci team, shaping the future of tactical mission autonomy and contributing to cutting-edge technologies that span defense, aerospace, and commercial domains.

Requirements

• MS or PhD in Robotic Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Optimization, or equivalent
• 5 years of relevant experience designing multi-agent autonomy
• Understanding of Multi-Agent Algorithms including Ant-Colony Optimization, Swarm Particle Optimization, Stigmergy, and Wolf Pack Algorithm
• Experience with Swarm or Multi-agent Systems and Optimization
• Deep understanding of behavior logic frameworks (state machines, behavior trees, hierarchical task networks)
• Experience with modern C++ development (2011, 2017, 2020, smart pointers, etc.), CMAKE, Python and Bash
• Comfortable in both Windows, Linux, and Docker
• Prior experience with remote software development, ability to handle and process large datasets, and learn new software and algorithms as needed with little supervision

Responsibilities

• You will be part of a team of engineers developing collaborative autonomy behaviors for large teams of heterogenous autonomous vehicles
• Adapt and develop cutting edge, modular, and agile autonomy capabilities in the fields of optimization, persistent search, and coordinated behaviors
• Integrate tactical autonomy solutions onto hardware platforms, interface sensors, and test and validate autonomous behaviors
• Design, test, and ultimately implement software within a component-based architecture
• Deploy containerized autonomy solutions to embedded Linux devices
• Troubleshoot and debug complex issues related to behavioral autonomy and system performance
• Contribute novel engineering ideas, algorithms and concepts for new and existing research and development projects
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, domain experts, prior DoD warfighters, and program managers to build software solutions for military missions
• Effectively communicate solutions to a diverse team of engineers, program managers, executives, and sponsors

Benefits

• $100,000 - $190,000 a year
• Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets