On-Site Undersea Robotics Autonomy R&D Engineer

Penn State University; University Park (TX); In loco; USD 85.000 - 140.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) in State College, PA seeks a Robotics Engineer to advance autonomy for UxVs. The role integrates software/hardware across undersea platforms, sensors, and payloads, with field and lab testing to transition technologies to Navy sponsors.

The position emphasizes collaboration within a multidisciplinary team and regular interaction with software teams and project leads, supporting national security missions.

Competenze

• C/C++, Python, Java, or similar.
• Agile software methodologies.
• DevSecOps - with GitLab and/or Atlassian tools (JIRA, Bitbucket, Confluence).
• Software designed with containerization (OCI, Docker, K8s/K3s) and microservices architectures.
• Test and evaluation of software.

Mansioni

• Develop/contribute to system and sub-system software for autonomy of UxVs, including adaptive mission behaviors, environmental awareness, distributed autonomy, multi-vehicle coordination, and sensor/payload integration.
• Collaborate with software/systems engineers across undersea navigation, endurance optimization, acoustic communications, environmental modeling, and autonomy-enabled CONOPS.
• Develop and test prototype architectures via SIL, HIL, and on-water testing.
• Interact regularly with software team, project lead, and collaborators throughout the lab.

Conoscenze

C/C++

Python

Java

Agile methodologies

DevSecOps

Containerization

Test and evaluation

UxV systems (preferred)

Underwater autonomy

Strumenti

GitLab

JIRA

Bitbucket

Confluence

Docker

Kubernetes (K8s/K3s)

Descrizione del lavoro

Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) in State College, PA seeks a Robotics Engineer to advance autonomy for UxVs. The role integrates software/hardware across undersea platforms, sensors, and payloads, with field and lab testing to transition technologies to Navy sponsors.

The position emphasizes collaboration within a multidisciplinary team and regular interaction with software teams and project leads, supporting national security missions.