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BAE Systems, Inc. · 1 day ago

FAST Labs Chief Scientist - Electro-optical Systems

Merrimack, NH

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$170K/yr - $297K/yr

8+ years exp

BAE Systems, Inc. is a global defense, aerospace, and security company, and they are seeking a Chief Scientist for their FAST Labs research and development group. The role involves providing technical leadership on programs related to Electro-Optics Sensing Solutions, coordinating with various stakeholders, and mentoring junior scientists and engineers.

Defense & Space

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide Technical Leadership On Programs Ranging From Initial Concept Development Through Full System Demonstration In Relevant Environments

Coordinate with other chiefs, researchers, and business leaders within ST and other FAST Labs product lines, as well as external customers and stakeholders, to help identify, create, capture, and execute research opportunities in areas aligned and related to your skills and background

Provide technical leadership of research and development projects, defining, capturing, and executing (typically as the project Principal Investigator), contracted 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3 research and development programs that develop novel, state-of-the-art algorithms, hardware, and advanced scientific solutions to complex technical problems that span multiple technical fields

Be a world-class expert in your field of expertise and be actively engaged in the technical research community outside of BAE Systems

Demonstrate strong communication skills with an ability to initiate and grow customer relationships to create new business opportunities

Provide technical guidance to support the transition of disruptive technologies into BAE System’s Business Areas’ products and services

Provide technical review and strategic guidance to programs and to portfolios of programs to align technology development, internal investments, and intellectual property capture to business needs

Provide technical and career mentoring to more junior scientists and engineers

Qualification

Electro-optical systemsAlgorithm developmentDigital signal processingAI/MLPhysics based modelingLIDARRemote sensingTechnical team leadershipTechnical strategy applicationCommunication skillsMentoring

Required

Doctorate with 8+ years or a Master's Degree with 10+ years of multi-disciplinary professional research experience

Core competency in multiple relevant technical fields; physics based modeling, algorithm development, EO/IR sensor and systems architectures, digital signal processing, AI/ML and modeling and simulation

Principal investigator for research and development programs

Technical team leadership as principal investigator on multi-disciplinary research and development programs

Technical lead on capture of new business for research and development

Capture lead on capture of new business for research and development

Strong technical written and verbal presentation skills

Understanding of the application of technical strategy to a research group

Mentoring of more junior scientists

Active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS clearance with SCI and SAP accesses