Systems Architect Engineer 4 (VA) - 29420

HII's Mission Technologies division•Virginia Beach, VA

1d•$118,372 - $169,104•Hybrid

About The Position

This opportunity resides with Uncrewed Systems (UxS), a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. Uncrewed Systems comprises unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) and autonomy software. HII creates advanced unmanned solutions for defense, marine research and commercial applications. Serving customers in more than 30 countries, HII provides design, autonomy, manufacturing, testing, operations and sustainment of unmanned systems, including unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) and unmanned surface vessels (USVs). Leadership at HII is a mindset, not a title. Through our Leadership Capability Framework, we define how every employee grows, leads, and contributes—regardless of role. It sets the standard for how you can develop yourself and what you can expect from leaders across our organization. We look for candidates who want to grow in alignment with these capabilities: Know & Grow Your People, Build Relationships, Take Ownership, Customer First, Shape the Future, Act with Urgency. These capabilities guide how all employees contribute to our shared success across Mission Technologies. Come join HII!! Where hard stuff is done right! HII Unmanned Systems is seeking a Perception Architect to join our Maritime Autonomy/AI Team. This role involves architecting, developing, integrating, and maintaining sensor perception capabilities deployed across HII’s range of maritime platforms. You will work with the team to continuously add capability and demonstrate the solution to customers in real-world scenarios on HII REMUS and ROMULUS platforms. Sensors will span the spectrum of modalities, including EO, IR, acoustics, passive and active RF.

Requirements

9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; 4 years relevant experience with PhD or Juris Doctorate in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 13 years relevant experience.
MS or PhD in Computer Engineering, Robotic Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent OR 5+ years of relevant experience
Prior experience with software development
Prior experience with autonomous platforms
Understanding of multiple sensor modalities and underlying physics (e.g., EO, IR, lidar, radar, sonar, acoustics, etc.)
Understanding of detection, classification, and identification phenomonology
Experience training and deploying ML algorithms (python, pytorch, tensorflow)
Experience with estimation, tracking, and fusion algorithms

Nice To Haves

Strong tracking and sensor fusion background
Experience with maritime platforms
Current U.S. SECRET security clearance

Responsibilities

Architect and adapt cutting-edge AI/ML algorithms running on the Odyssey perception autonomy stack
Architect real-time tracking and sensor fusion systems
Create interfacing software to autonomously control sensors
Interact with the customers to understand their use cases and requirements
Drive execution of simulation tooling to exercise perception pipelines
Build and optimize AI/ML pipelines on edge hardware
Participate in field testing and rapid hardware iteration
Designs and develops system architectures, and defines key capabilities and performance requirements.
Defines total systems design and technology maturity constraints in accordance with mission requirements.
Develops system element architecture and design and interface definitions.
Defines system implementation approach and operational concept.
Develops models and architectural guidelines for current and future system development.