Drone Communications Research Scientist (Open-Source & Simulation)

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 47,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement package

Job summary

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. is seeking a candidate for a role involving collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Johns Hopkins University. The position focuses on research in drone communications simulation for unmanned aircraft systems, requiring a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and experience with software development, AI tools, and understanding of network communications. The salary range is $47,000–$67,000. The role offers substantial opportunities to contribute to innovative solutions in public safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or a related field.
• Knowledge of robotics, UAS, or autonomous software programming.
• Experience in development and manipulation of software code, such as Python, C, C++, Qt, JavaScript.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a literature review and document criteria for drone communications simulator solutions.
• Develop open-source code and processes for drone communications simulation.
• Create and collect measurement data for the drone simulator.

Skills

Knowledge of network communications

Experience in Python

Knowledge of robotics

Experience with AI tools

Knowledge of data structures

Experience with C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Python

JavaScript

Job description

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. is seeking a candidate for a role involving collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Johns Hopkins University. The position focuses on research in drone communications simulation for unmanned aircraft systems, requiring a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and experience with software development, AI tools, and understanding of network communications. The salary range is $47,000–$67,000. The role offers substantial opportunities to contribute to innovative solutions in public safety.