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HII · 21 hours ago

Senior Autonomy Engineer

Virginia Beach, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$117K/yr - $168K/yr

9+ years exp

HII's Mission Technologies division is seeking a Senior Autonomy Engineer to support the development of advanced unmanned solutions for defense and commercial applications. The role involves designing and validating autonomous systems and working with a multidisciplinary team to enhance capabilities in autonomy and AI command and control.

Health CarePublic Safety

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

Responsibilities

Designing, implementing, and validating multi-vehicle, multi-domain C2 behaviors, including collaborative contact management, sensor control, and fire control

Developing and integrating sensor-driven perception capabilities to enable autonomous situational awareness, contact tracking, and environmental understanding

Designing, implementing, and validating intelligent communication networks given operational environment challenges and mission priorities

Works with the ODYSSEY product owner and management to help define and assign tasking

Responsible for estimating and managing tasks

Ensure that design choices and verification methodologies support product requirements and product development processes are followed within program timelines

Participates in and/or leads Peer Reviews, Design Reviews, and customer meetings as needed

Works well in a multi-disciplinary team environment

Demonstrate the ability to be creative and innovative and assist in developing unique, differentiated solutions to complex problems in a continuous improvement environment

Contribute to the autonomy roadmap by researching and prototyping new algorithms, identifying tactical capability gaps, and proposing novel solutions

Analyze mission logs and performance data to diagnose failures, optimize behavior models, and inform iterative development

Work at the intersection of classical autonomy and machine learning, blending rule-based systems with learning-based methods such as reinforcement learning to achieve robust, adaptive behavior

Qualification

Autonomous systems designMachine learningC++PythonEmbedded LinuxRobotics frameworksEngineering leadershipProblem-solvingCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 4 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience

Minimum of 2 years prior engineering and team leadership experience

Thorough understanding of engineering and software programming fundamentals

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, decompose complex technical problems, make design decisions and take appropriate action that leads to acceptable solutions

Must be able to obtain and maintain a government clearance