Autonomy Engineer (Multi Agent Teaming)

Applied Intuition is the vehicle intelligence company that accelerates the global adoption of safe, AI-driven machines. Founded in 2017, Applied Intuition delivers the toolchain, Vehicle OS, and autonomy stacks to help customers build intelligent vehicles and shorten time to market. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers and major programs across the Department of Defense trust Applied Intuition's solutions to deliver vehicle intelligence. EpiSci, an Applied Intuition company, develops next-generation, tactical autonomy solutions for national security problems. EpiSci’s autonomy software is technology agnostic, operationally informed, tactically relevant, and has piloted swarms of uncrewed aerial systems and tactical fighter aircraft. As a Multi-Agent Teaming Autonomy Engineer on the Air Combat Autonomy team at EpiSci, your role is pivotal. You'll be designing, implementing, and optimizing algorithms for groups of unmanned autonomous systems that are operating in the larger context of human-machine teams in a contested and uncertain battlefield environment. Responsibilities include: Build decision making architectures for coordination of actions across teams of homogeneous or heterogeneous autonomous agents in real world environments with limited human interaction Develop and implement techniques to promote explainability within the decision-making architecture Write software that operates real autonomous aircraft systems including F16 fighter jets, group 1-5 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as well as simulated models to accomplish tactical military missions Collaborate with DoD warfighter domain experts and 3rd party UAS vehicle vendors to develop and integrate autonomy software onto OEM hardware Implement and optimize autonomy algorithms for tasks such as sensor processing, track propagation and correlation, environment mapping, mission and trajectory planning, reasoning over discrete or uncertain states, optimization, learning, and control theory Requirements include: Bachelor’s degree in computer science/related engineering field 3+ years of hands-on experience developing multi-agent teaming software for autonomous robotic systems Experience with C++/Python Autonomy algorithms Experience developing decision making AI for autonomous unmanned systems Strong procedural and object-oriented programming experience that employs clean code principles and good OOP design patterns/principles Experience developing in Docker and containerized development environments, using Linux-based operating systems (e.g., RHEL, Ubuntu), source control systems, and artifact registries Travel Requirements: Must be willing to travel as projects requires; estimated average travel is once every other month for between 2 days up to 1 week (~10%) Security Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen Must hold or be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance Nice to have: Master’s degree in computer science/related engineering field 8+ years of experience developing multi-agent teaming software for autonomous robotic systems Experience with modern C++ Familiarity with software-in-the-loop (SIL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) development and testing Experience working projects related to national security for one or more government agencies Compensation at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary, equity, and benefits. Base salary is a single component of the total compensation package, which may also include equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units, comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage, 401k retirement benefits with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off. Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, interview performance, and the level and scope of the position. Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. Consequently, the parties agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and that these laws are incorporated herein by reference. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

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