UUV Robotics Engineer

Charles River Analytics•South Kingstown, RI

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Charles River Analytics, a GRVTY company, creates solutions and technology to tackle the world’s most challenging problems. Our team of technological entrepreneurs works together to push at the forefront of enhanced AI, robotics, smart sensing, and human-centered computing. The resulting research and development help to continuously advance government programs and discover new possibilities in the commercial marketplace. At Charles River, we take great pride in our success at attracting and retaining the most talented and creative problem-solvers in our field. Now as part of GRVTY, we offer the same trusted capabilities with increased organizational depth and expanded capacity across mission-critical national security domains. Are you ready to accelerate our mission-focused innovations? We’d love to hear from you! Charles River is seeking a passionate Robotics Operations Engineer to join our innovative Point Judith, Rhode Island team. This is an opportunity to utilize your hands-on experience working in robotics and UUV technology. You will join a team of dedicated engineers and scientists who are pushing the boundaries of robotics to solve key problems for our homeland.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Robotics, Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, etc.) or related field
An additional 5 years of relevant work experience would be considered in lieu of a degree
Relevant and demonstrated experience (5+ years preferred) with all of the following (level will be commensurate with demonstrated experience across areas):
Operating UUVs or other uncrewed platforms
Building and maintaining UUVs or other uncrewed vehicles
Designing and fielding custom components (electrical, mechanical, software, etc.) for uncrewed vehicles.
Working from small and large vessels in the marine environment
Willing and able to assist in physical installation, fabrication, testing, and troubleshooting of uncrewed platforms
U.S. Citizenship
The selected candidate will be expected to possess or successfully be able to apply for a U.S. Government Security Clearance upon being hired
Candidate should be able to lift 50 lbs

Nice To Haves

Experience setting up and working in Linux computer systems
Experience using electrical test equipment (multimeters and oscilloscopes)
Experience with computer networking and network programming
Experience configuring and programming UUVs
Experience with MOOS, ROS, or similar
Experience with FDM and SLA printing
Experience with soldering or electrical assembly
Experience with mechanical hardware assembly
Experience operating forklift or similar
Experience operating jet drive vessels
Current USCG License

Responsibilities

Operate UUVs and other uncrewed vehicles to meet customers’ research and engineering goals
Design and integrate new features and payloads into UUVs and other uncrewed vehicles
Make design and implementation decisions that maintain the right balance of forward-thinking, project requirements, schedule, and scope
Work with internal team members and customers to understand project goals and translate those goals into technical requirements
Interact with customers (e.g., at project kickoff), users, and domain experts to analyze and understand challenges and to develop engineering solutions accordingly
Contribute to documentation, user guides, and on water test reports
Contribute technical content to proposals and reports