Job Description

• Deliver integrated hardware and technology solutions to support innovation projects in robotics, autonomous systems, IoT, radio links, and sensing.
• Support operational use of these solutions during experimentation and contribute to the rapid adoption of emerging technologies in military environments.
• Design, prototype, and refine electronic and electromechanical components using 3D printing, PCB design, soldering, wiring, and related fabrication methods.
• Integrate electronics with software, networks, and embedded or edge-computing platforms to ensure secure, resilient, and reliable system performance.
• Develop and support robotics and autonomy solutions using ROS/ROS2, URDF, and related robotics frameworks and tooling.
• Integrate and apply sensing technologies such as LiDAR, IMUs, GPS, accelerometers, and related components to support perception, navigation, localization, and autonomous behaviors.
• Apply sensor fusion and state estimation techniques, including Kalman Filters, to improve robotic and autonomous system performance.
• Work with robotics and sensor data pipelines and formats, including MCAP, to support system integration, testing, and analysis.
• Apply knowledge of AI on the edge, machine vision, and advanced sensors to practical field-ready solutions.
• Produce clear technical documentation, including technical guides, user and administrator instructions, integration notes, and step-by-step procedures in platforms such as Confluence.
• Collaborate closely with software developers, engineers, and operational users to deliver integrated, mission-focused solutions.
• Stay current on technology trends in robotics, IoT, AI, sensing, and automation, and evaluate their relevance to mission needs.
• Use Agile, Design Thinking, and iterative prototyping methods to explore, validate, and refine innovative concepts.
• Perform additional tasks related to innovation and technology integration support.

• Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Electronics Engineering, Information Technology, Mechatronics, or a related technical discipline.
• Professional experience in robotics, autonomous systems, applied electronics, or integrated technology development.
• Experience with ROS and/or ROS2 in robotics or autonomous systems environments.
• Experience using URDF to model robot structure, sensors, and kinematics in ROS/ROS2-based systems.
• Experience with autonomy-related technologies and robotics software integration.
• Familiarity with sensor fusion and estimation methods such as Kalman Filters.
• Experience working with robotics or sensor data tooling, formats, or pipelines such as MCAP.
• Experience integrating LiDAR, IMUs, GPS, accelerometers, and related sensing technologies into operational systems.
• Strong hands-on prototyping and fabrication skills, including 3D printing, soldering, wiring, PCB design, and schematic drafting.
• Experience integrating electronics with software, networks, and embedded systems.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement secure, resilient, and scalable systems, including redundancy and reliability considerations for operational or austere environments.
• Ability to document solutions effectively in technical manuals, user/admin guides, and collaboration platforms such as Confluence.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional and interdisciplinary teams.
• Familiarity with Agile and Design Thinking practices applied to prototyping and user-centered experimentation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and collaborative software tools.
• Active DoD security clearance.

• Experience supporting military, defense, or field-based experimentation environments.
• Experience with AI on the edge, machine vision, and embedded or real-time processing.
• Experience building deployable prototypes for operational users in constrained or austere environments.
• Familiarity with low-bandwidth, radio-enabled, or distributed sensing environments.
• Experience with robotics visualization, simulation, or testing tools.
• Experience spanning both hardware prototyping and software-enabled robotics integration.