UAS Integration Engineer
UAS Integration Engineer
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Job Description
We have an opening for a UAS Integration Engineer to support the Flight Test Group. The Flight Test Group is a fastpaced crossdisciplinary team that specializes in rapid development of reliable infield deployable assets. You will be wellrounded with a broad range of knowledge and experience but also have specific experience with small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) and their applications. Your disciplinary background will include good mechanical design skills and intuition knowledge and experience with DC electronics circuit design and prior experience with software development and maintenance activities. Your primary role will be to support develop maintain and expand ongoing sUAS development efforts (hardware electrical and software) as a member of the Flight Test Group but your relevant skills may also be leveraged to support other Flight Test development efforts. This position is in the Defense Technologies Engineering Division (DTED) within the Engineering Directorate. DTED provides support to the Strategic Deterrence (SD) Program.
Depending on your assignment this position may offer a hybrid schedule blending inperson and virtual presence. You may have the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week.
This position will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.
You will
- Conduct systems integration work to incorporate COTS and custom subsystems into Flight Test sUAS to enhance capabilities and increase system robustness and mission flexibility following standard techniques and methodologies.
- Contribute to the mechanical electrical and software design and development of sUAS airframes power systems sensor payloads communication boxes and supporting equipment using defined practices principles and concepts.
- Conduct test & evaluation activities including flight tests demos subsystem tests etc. and provide solutions to operational problems of limited complexity.
- Contribute to and/or generate system documentation procedures specifications and other technical documents for use by Flight Test and other supporting personnel.
- Assist in coordinating the procurement fabrication and manufacturing of sUASrelated mechanical and electrical components.
- Collaborate with other members of the Flight Test group to understand how sUAS capabilities can be leveraged to enhance various aspects of Flight Test operations.
- Provide engineering support to the Flight Test group for relevant engineering problems and other areas of research and development.
- Support Flight Test infield deployments in domestic and foreign locations which are nominally 2 weeks in duration and up to several times per year.
- Collect interpret and provide data processing support for the Flight Test group analysts.
- Participate in technical presentations and provide technical support to Flight Test group customers.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Additional job responsibilities at the SES.2 level
- Utilize comprehensive engineering knowledge and apply relevant professional experience to resolve complex technical and programmatic issues and assist in enhancing and expanding the Flight Test sUAS capability toward the development of a fullfledged sUAS program.
- Independently determine methods techniques and evaluation criteria to obtain results based on analysis of multiple largely identifiable factors.
- Participate in and provide support for additional project management activities including assisting with planning technical resource management recruitment of staff technical mentorship and direction of work.
- Contribute to the successful completion of project and organizational goals and provide technical input on tasks and projects.
- Address concurrent technical tasks with competing priorities in a multidisciplinary team environment including important commitments and deadlines exploring a variety of approaches and methods and recommending improvements as appropriate.
Qualifications :
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DOE Qlevel security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship.
- Bachelors degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- Familiarity with and fundamental knowledge of sUAS systems and their popular opensource implementations and utilities (ArduPilot PX4 MAVLink Pixhawk etc. as well as an understanding of DC electronics fundamentals that include mechanical circuit and PCB design skills and experience with PCB 3D and CAD software mechanical drawings GD&T and design for manufacturing concepts.
- Operational experience and demonstrated ability to interact contribute maintain and debug code bases written in Python C Arduino and MATLAB including experience using gitbased version control.
- Experience conducting sUAS flight test experiments in lab/research settings as well as demonstrations out in the field.
- Ability to work productively in a variety of work environments including office settings workshops mobile trailers and in remote outdoor field environments.
- Sufficient verbal and written communication skills to collaborate effectively in a team environment and present and explain technical information.
- Ability to travel up to 2 weeks several times per year and up to 4 weeks once per year.
Additional qualifications at the SES.2 level
- Experience identifying defining and solving multidisciplinary problems of moderate complexity in a timely costeffective manner.
- Demonstrated full comprehensive knowledge and understanding of DC electronics fundamentals including circuit PCB design and analysis skills as well as experience with PCB CAD software.
- Strong mechanical design and analysis skills and previous experience with 3D CAD software mechanical drawings GD&T and design for manufacturing concepts.
- Proficient verbal and written communication skills necessary to effectively collaborate in a team environment interact with management and generate explain and present technical information.
- Experience managing multiple projects concurrently and ability to reprioritize and change programmatic direction depending on emergent requests.
Qualifications We Desire
- Masters degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- Proficiency working within Linux Debianbased operating systems and experience with static network design and standard communication protocols (UDP TCP SCP FTP TELNET etc..
- Prior experience using popular robotics and simulation tools such as ROS Gazebo AirSim etc. as well as experience developing basic GUI and web applications.
- Experience interfacing with differential and RTKGPS and familiarity with RF systems design.
- Multirotor UAS piloting ability with Part 107 remotepilot certification.
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This is a Career Indefinite position open to Lab employees and external candidates.
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- 401(k)
- Relocation Assistance
- Education Reimbursement Program
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