Manager, Algorithm AI Engineering

Company Description

Elbit Systems of America is a leading provider of high performance products, system solutions, and support services focusing on the defense, homeland security, commercial aviation, and medical instrumentation markets. With facilities throughout the United States, Elbit Systems of America is dedicated to supporting those who contribute daily to the safety and security of the United States. Elbit Systems of America, LLC is wholly owned by Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT and TASE: ESLT), a global high technology company engaged in a wide range of programs for innovative defense and commercial applications. For additional information, visit: www.elbitsystems-us.com or follow us on Twitter.

Job Description

The Manager Advanced Capabilities Algorithm Development will provide direct leadership and personnel management of a team of engineers within the department. Elbit Systems of America is looking for an experienced AI/Algorithm manager to lead, develop and grow our team. The candidate should have experience with algorithm development geared toward real-time systems on relevant tactical processors. The candidate should have experience leading technical teams and should have familiarity with GPU and embedded processing, firmware, and remote sensing systems. The candidate will be expected to manage projects developing artificial intelligence/machine learning based algorithms for data fusion, object identification, tracking, autonomy, navigation, data pre-processing and conditioning. Candidate is expected to be able to identify technology capabilities to support various business units within the organization, as well as externally funded research and development projects. Candidate must be able to lead teams to develop winning proposals, understand customer needs and provide technical subject matter expertise to connect our capabilities to winning strategies. Candidate will partner closely with business development personnel to provide technical inputs to strategic growth opportunities. Candidate will be expected to provide technical expertise in technology roadmap development, understanding needs for future product capabilities with AI and lay out roadmaps for AI/algorithm capabilities to be developed and inserted into products.

Responsibilities & Tasks:

• Manager is responsible for assessing current and upcoming program and R&D needs for engineering and acting to staff activities with qualified resources, including internal or external resources as appropriate. Manager has responsibility for workforce development, training and management to meet program and business needs. This should include training and development of existing workforce, hiring of additional resources, working with peers across the organization to leverage other resources within ESA, and working with appropriate 3rd party organizations when necessary to augment ESA staff.
• Ability to deal with complex problems in an international environment of cultural diversity.
• Lifecycle Product development from concept through verification and delivery to the customer including integration onto the specific platform.
• Technical leadership during the pursuit/proposal/design/implementation phase.
• Technical briefings to management and customers.
• Development of technical & product roadmaps and competitive assessments.
• Lead proposal activities or review proposals and participate in customer presentations.
• Analysis of customer documentation to create system-level Concepts of Operations (CONOPS), specifications, architectural designs.
• Technical interface between ESA’s external customers and sub-contractors.
• Develop and/or select analyze complex algorithms to meet customer needs.
• Support business capture activities, including proposal development, cost estimating and presentations.
• Proficiency in the use of Requirements Management and Model Based Systems Engineering tools.
• Work independently and with internal/external organizations
• Willingness to travel both domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Required :

• Bachelor's Degree is required, Master’s Degree is desired.  Specific Degree Field: Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or related
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a favorably adjudicated DOD Clearance at the Secret level
• 10+ years of defense experience in one of the following or related fields: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Embedded Systems, Image Processing, target detection/classification, radar systems, tracking, s