Air Combat Autonomy Program Manager - Hybrid - Ft. Walton Beach FL

Are you ready to take the helm in shaping the future of tactical mission autonomy, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with trailblazers who are turning cutting-edge dreams into tangible reality? As a vital member of the growing EpiSci team, your influence will be immediate and transformative as we propel towards a future where security and autonomy unite in unprecedented ways.
EpiSci isn't just another company; we're a rapidly ascending force of innovation, forging ahead with next-gen tactical mission autonomy technologies that span defense, aerospace, and commercial domains. At our core, we wield the latest advancements in artificial intelligence, autonomy algorithms, wireless communications, and digital signal processing to surmount the most formidable national security challenges. Our Tactical AI prowess is nothing short of extraordinary, offering robustness, dependability, and a rapid adaptability that thrives on the frontlines of emerging missions and obstacles. Picture developing AI aviators for cutting-edge aircraft like the F-22 and F-16, revolutionizing wireless tactical communication systems, and fueling the skies with swarms of autonomous UAVs supercharged by sensor fusion.
As a Program Manager at EpiSci, your role is pivotal, entailing dynamic endeavors that encompass running programs to design and actualize architectures and systems across a spectrum of Tactical AI applications. Here, you won't just follow the norm; you'll be leading groundbreaking work that redefines the boundaries of both commercial and defense applications. The challenge is profound and the rewards are immeasurable, as you build superior systems that empower our military with unrivaled capabilities.
We understand and cherish the richness that diverse perspectives and backgrounds bring to the table. At EpiSci, we wholeheartedly invite every exceptional individual, regardless of their journey, to join our ranks and become a driving force behind the secure and autonomous world of tomorrow. Your future at EpiSci awaits—ignite your potential and let's redefine what's possible, together.
Don't meet every single requirement? At EpiSci, we're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workforce, so if you're excited about this role but your previous experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway! You may be the perfect candidate for this or another role at EpiSci.

Core Responsibilities

• Program Management: Oversee the planning, execution, and completion of projects within the Air Combat Autonomy portfolio, ensuring they meet quality, schedule, and cost requirements. 
• Example Program Scope:  
•  Building autonomy software that operates real autonomous aircraft systems including F16 fighter jets, group 1-5 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as well as simulated models and more to accomplish tactical military missions. 
• Research, design, implement, leverage, and improve state-of-the-art unmanned aerial system (UAS) autonomy algorithms in the following autonomy categories to perform tactical military missions: 
• Team Coordination: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, software development, tactics SMEs, and operations, to manage project timelines, deliverables, and resources. 
• Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as the primary point of contact for both internal and external stakeholders, providing regular project updates, addressing concerns, and ensuring alignment with organizational objectives. 
• Risk Management: Identify, assess, and manage project risks and challenges, implementing mitigation strategies as needed. 
• Process Improvement: Contribute to the continuous improvement of project management practices within EpiSci, ensuring efficient workflows and high-quality outputs 
• Manage programs that build, leverage, and improve robotic autonomy software architectures that can be deployed on real systems to accomplish military missions (including publish/subscribe architectures). 
• Manage programs that design autonomy software supporting the full integration with aircraft autopilots, datalinks, sensors, PNT/GPS/INS, ground control stations, etc. 
• Manage programs that take new autonomy capabilities from ideation through prototyping, M&S, flight testing, and fielding on front-line aircraft and robotic systems. 
• Manage programs that build, leverage, and improve vehicle dynamics models, sensor models, weapon models (and model interfaces) in modeling and simulation (M&S) environments needed to test and evaluate autonomy capabilities (e.g. AFSIM, NGTS, TacView, JSBsim, AirSim, PX4/MAVLink, QGC, TAK, etc). 
• Manage programs that build, leverage, and improve modeling and simulation environments (e.g. AFSIM, NGTS, AirSim, PX4/MAVLink, QGC, TAK, etc) to rigorously design and test new algorithms