Senior Multidisciplinary Engineer – Recon Works
About The Position
NODA Recon Works is a small team of multidisciplinary technical experts that scouts, analyzes, prototypes, and delivers de-risked technologies for integration into NODA products or development as new products. The Senior Multidisciplinary Engineer is a broad technical expert with experience and curiosity across multiple engineering disciplines, a passion for emerging technology and its potential defense applications, and a holistic approach to integrating technologies. The role calls for imagination, creativity, and comfort with ambiguity while working on uncertain, fast-paced projects that may have unclear requirements or an uncertain path to production. The position is based in Washington, DC, with a hybrid on-site arrangement and less than 25% travel.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field.
- At least 5 years of program or technical delivery experience in defense environments.
- Fluency in multiple technical domains.
- Intellectual curiosity and adaptability.
- U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a Secret security clearance.
- Ability to work with ambiguity, develop and test ideas, and change direction when technical feasibility or market conditions do not support them.
- Ability to act with initiative by generating ideas and structuring their implementation without detailed direction.
- Ability to communicate with both operators and technical experts.
Nice To Haves
- Graduate degree in a STEM field.
- Demonstrated experience executing and leading complex projects.
- Existing TS/SCI clearance.
- Experience implementing Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) using SysML.
Responsibilities
- Scout emerging technologies and recommend whether and how to include them in future concepts or products.
- Conduct buy/build/partner assessments for technologies that could enable heterogeneous autonomy orchestration.
- Generate new ideas and plans to test them, challenging the status quo.
- Create prototyping plans to de-risk critical unanswered questions about applying technologies to the orchestration problem.
- Execute developmental prototyping projects and oversee technical progress.
- Create and manage research relationships with academic institutions.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
- Equity grants for new hires.
- Unlimited paid time off.
- 11 paid holidays and an extensive company holiday calendar, including a holiday hiatus in November and December.
- Generous parental leave.
- Military leave for annual training or service requirements.
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DCFSA), and Health Savings Account (HSA).
- Professional development opportunities.
- Access to One Medical.
- Free 24/7 mental health resources, including therapy, and work-life services such as free legal and financial support.
- Competitive salary and opportunities for career growth.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
