Operations-Support Technologies Automation Lead

Date Posted:

2024-10-18

Country:

United States of America

Location:

UT13: RC-CT - Corp 411 Silver Lane, East Hartford, CT, 06108 USA

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

For more than 90 years the RTX Technology Research Center (RTRC) has operated as a multidisciplinary group of experts collaborating on groundbreaking innovations. Our team includes some of the world’s leading scientists, researchers and engineers working to anticipate the discoveries destined to change everything, and they transform that research into the solutions and products that help our businesses shape the future of aerospace and defense. Our unique talent, experience and resources allow us to deliver rapid responses to critical, time-sensitive challenges and develop breakthroughs for a safer, more connected world.

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity.

RTRC serves as the innovation hub for RTX. We conduct basic and applied research in a stimulating multi-disciplinary environment where scientists, engineers, practitioners and subject matter experts collaborate and exchange experience. We transform that research into the solutions and products that help our businesses shape the future.

We are:

Empowering innovation among the company’s businesses.

Solving customers’ critical problems.

Developing breakthroughs for a safer, more connected world.

Working with major universities and national laboratories on groundbreaking research.

The following position is to join our RTX Research Center (RTRC) Optimization and Control Technologies discipline:

What you will do

We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with broad expertise in robotics, inspection, software, machine learning and optimization to apply and extend the state of the art. The candidate is expected to work on transitioning novel concepts from early technology stages to a state that impacts and influences businesses and applications.

The responsibilities include:

Lead technology maturation for advanced inspection algorithms and capabilities for both business and government customers, including AI-assisted defect detection, advanced signal processing, high-precision alignment and calibration of multi-robot systems, and machine learning

Lead validation, demonstration, and transition of autonomy capabilities as part of both government-funded and company-funded R&D programs, including rapid prototype deployment and demonstration on hardware platforms

Provide technology development roadmap that support business operations teams, including manufacturing, quality and field support organizations.

Lead and supporting externally and internally sponsored programs, writing external and internal research proposals;

Build relationships to support developing business relationships with industry, academia, and government agencies;

Disseminating research results through reports, conference proceedings, and peer-reviewed articles, and developing intellectual property.

Communicate with a broad range of stakeholders, both technical and non-technical, and manage tech transition efforts with the business unit and government customers.  

Qualifications you must have:

• Ph.D. degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field with 10+ years of experience post degree

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, or data engineering

• U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or asylee) or eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations required.

• Autonomous systems expertise, from high-level algorithms to software implementation, including industry experience

The candidate will have solid skills in the following areas:

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) and/or Machine Learning (ML) for defect detection from imaging systems

• Industrial automation experience, with a track record of delivering functional systems

• Software development, testing and validation background

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience with one or more of these is desirable:

• Experience with writing proposals for Gov’