Principal Investigator/Product Manager -RAS

Company Overview

We are a world-class team of professionals who deliver next generation technology and products in robotic and autonomous platforms, ground, soldier, and maritime systems in 50+ locations world-wide. Much of our work contributes to innovative research in the fields of sensor science, signal processing, data fusion, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and augmented reality (AR).

 

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Position Overview

The Principal Investigator/Systems Architect for Autonomous Systems will have responsibility to:

 

Responsibilities

• Drive QinetiQ Research, Development, Test, & Evaluation (RDT&E) activities related to software for autonomous operations, perception and sensing, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML), and intuitive user interfaces.
• Provide technical leadership internally (within QinetiQ) and externally (industry and customer) communities to build relationships, develop partnerships, and expand awareness for our autonomous system and intuitive control software.
• Develop, implement, and execute technology/product roadmaps related to autonomous and intuitive control software and align with other product and technology areas. Identify, propose, and execute strategic investments to align with roadmap.
• Lead interdisciplinary technical teams to execute complex projects, ranging from early development and experimentation to program of record delivery. Drive and monitor execution within funding, schedule, and customer constraints.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Program Management, and Business Development to identify new customer opportunities; develop technical, capture, and delivery strategies; and execute and implement plans to drive delivery.

Required Qualifications

• Strong technical background in control software for unmanned system with demonstrated subject matter expertise and experience leading and guiding RDT&E programs.
• Hands on experience with software development processes, methods, and management. Specific technical experience with autonomous systems, AI/ML algorithms, lab and field software testing and refinement.
• Ability to manage technology/product development with objective of transition technologies from early development to mature product/program. Must understand configuration management in software development from early prototyping through system level delivery and product realization.
• Demonstrated experience managing fast paced development initiatives and making system level tradeoffs, often with multiple stakeholders, with complex cost, schedule, and customer constraints.
• Strong project management and leadership skills. Able to lead multidisciplinary teams, supervise and mentor senior and junior level engineers, plan and manage projects including tasks and budgets. Defense program related experience desired.
• Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills with extensive technical & proposal writing experience. Strong presentation skills and the ability to lead customer and/or senior leadership interaction required.
• Demonstrated ability to engage customers, write proposals, lead teams, interact with internal and external customers, and successfully execute complex programs.
• Experience with MS Word, MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint.
• BS or MS in computer science/ Engineering with 8 - 10 years industry experience in software development.

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Accessibility/Accommodation:

If because of a medical condition or disability you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to staffing@us.QinetiQ.com or call (540) 658-272