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Research Engineer, Intelligent Autonomous Systems
Prattwhitney, Hartford, Connecticut, us, 06112
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01798838**Date Posted:**2025-10-07**Country:**United States of America**Location:**UT13: RC-CT - Corp 411 Silver Lane, East Hartford, CT, 06108 USA**Position Role Type:**Hybrid**U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:**This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of “U.S. Person” go here. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62**Security Clearance:**None/Not RequiredRTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.The following position is to join our RTX Corporate, Enterprise Services, Research Center or BBN team:RTX Technology Research Center (RTRC) has a newly created position of Research Engineer in Intelligent Autonomous Systems. In this role, you will join the Autonomous Collaborative Systems (ACS) team in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) discipline at RTRC. The team is engaged in a wide variety of research areas including computer vision, decision making, trustworthy and explainable AI and human-machine symbiosis for a variety of high impact real world problems in the aerospace, manufacturing, and defense industries. Examples of relevant problems include multi-agent coordination, self-functioning systems of systems, cybersecurity, automated visual inspection of parts, and robotic perception and manipulation.We are looking for a highly motivated candidate eager to apply and extend state of the art Artificial Intelligence approaches for contributing to realizing a vision of intelligent systems collaborating with humans in the manufacturing, assembly, servicing, inspection, repair, and system intelligence. In addition work on autonomy enabling autonomous capabilities including sensing & perception, task & motion planning, reasoning & decision making, human-autonomy teaming, and robot learning.**What you will do:*** Designing and developing algorithms for intelligent control and decision-making, human-machine collaboration, networked and teamed systems, and next generation autonomous platforms.* Prototyping and simulating autonomous systems by writing code, developing software (simulation and visualization), creating algorithms, interfacing software/hardware, and supporting real-time demonstrations of autonomy in live, virtual, and simulation test environments.* Leading and supporting externally and internally sponsored programs, writing external and internal research proposals.* Building relationships to support partnership with leading, worldwide institutions (university, government agencies, national labs, and professional organizations) and meet organizational objectives.* Disseminating research results through reports, conference proceedings, presentations, and technical papers for archival journals.**Qualifications You Must Have:*** Required: Ph.D. in Aerospace, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field.* 5+ years of hands-on experience in working with autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, deep/reinforcement/machine learning, robotics, dynamics and controls, flight test and evaluation, modeling & simulation, data science, and statistical analysis.* Experience in developing in a modern software development environment that includes automated testing, continuous integration, and deployment, and "DevSecOps" environments.* Knowledge in the area of intelligent autonomous systems for defense and aerospace applications.* Programming languages (Python, C, C++, ROS), cloud computing, and configuration management.* U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or asylee) or eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations required.**Qualifications We Prefer:*** The preferred candidate will have a strong understanding of science and engineering principles and a record of innovation as evidenced by patent applications, contribution to government funded basic research programs, and/or high-quality journal and conference publications (i.e. AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference (CVPR), Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS), IEEE International Conference on Robot and human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS), IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, or other top tier research venues).* Experience setting technical direction from initiation to execution of projects and managing technical deliverables for a small team.* Programming: PyTorch/TensorFlow, Julia, Java; Real-time control prototyping and Software/Hardware-in-the-Loop testingLocation: This position is Onsite in East Hartford, CT**What We Offer:**Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.***As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.***The salary range for this role is 101,000 USD - 203,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.This #J-18808-Ljbffr
UT13: RC-CT - Corp 411 Silver Lane, East Hartford, CT, 06108 USAtime type:
Full timeposted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition id:
01798838**Date Posted:**2025-10-07**Country:**United States of America**Location:**UT13: RC-CT - Corp 411 Silver Lane, East Hartford, CT, 06108 USA**Position Role Type:**Hybrid**U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:**This job requires a U.S. Person. A U.S. Person is a lawful permanent resident as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or individuals granted refugee or asylee status in the U.S. are considered U.S. persons. For a complete definition of “U.S. Person” go here. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-M/part-120/subpart-C/section-120.62**Security Clearance:**None/Not RequiredRTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 185,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, VA.The following position is to join our RTX Corporate, Enterprise Services, Research Center or BBN team:RTX Technology Research Center (RTRC) has a newly created position of Research Engineer in Intelligent Autonomous Systems. In this role, you will join the Autonomous Collaborative Systems (ACS) team in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) discipline at RTRC. The team is engaged in a wide variety of research areas including computer vision, decision making, trustworthy and explainable AI and human-machine symbiosis for a variety of high impact real world problems in the aerospace, manufacturing, and defense industries. Examples of relevant problems include multi-agent coordination, self-functioning systems of systems, cybersecurity, automated visual inspection of parts, and robotic perception and manipulation.We are looking for a highly motivated candidate eager to apply and extend state of the art Artificial Intelligence approaches for contributing to realizing a vision of intelligent systems collaborating with humans in the manufacturing, assembly, servicing, inspection, repair, and system intelligence. In addition work on autonomy enabling autonomous capabilities including sensing & perception, task & motion planning, reasoning & decision making, human-autonomy teaming, and robot learning.**What you will do:*** Designing and developing algorithms for intelligent control and decision-making, human-machine collaboration, networked and teamed systems, and next generation autonomous platforms.* Prototyping and simulating autonomous systems by writing code, developing software (simulation and visualization), creating algorithms, interfacing software/hardware, and supporting real-time demonstrations of autonomy in live, virtual, and simulation test environments.* Leading and supporting externally and internally sponsored programs, writing external and internal research proposals.* Building relationships to support partnership with leading, worldwide institutions (university, government agencies, national labs, and professional organizations) and meet organizational objectives.* Disseminating research results through reports, conference proceedings, presentations, and technical papers for archival journals.**Qualifications You Must Have:*** Required: Ph.D. in Aerospace, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field.* 5+ years of hands-on experience in working with autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, deep/reinforcement/machine learning, robotics, dynamics and controls, flight test and evaluation, modeling & simulation, data science, and statistical analysis.* Experience in developing in a modern software development environment that includes automated testing, continuous integration, and deployment, and "DevSecOps" environments.* Knowledge in the area of intelligent autonomous systems for defense and aerospace applications.* Programming languages (Python, C, C++, ROS), cloud computing, and configuration management.* U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee or asylee) or eligible to obtain necessary export authorizations required.**Qualifications We Prefer:*** The preferred candidate will have a strong understanding of science and engineering principles and a record of innovation as evidenced by patent applications, contribution to government funded basic research programs, and/or high-quality journal and conference publications (i.e. AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference (CVPR), Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS), IEEE International Conference on Robot and human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS), IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, or other top tier research venues).* Experience setting technical direction from initiation to execution of projects and managing technical deliverables for a small team.* Programming: PyTorch/TensorFlow, Julia, Java; Real-time control prototyping and Software/Hardware-in-the-Loop testingLocation: This position is Onsite in East Hartford, CT**What We Offer:**Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.***As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.***The salary range for this role is 101,000 USD - 203,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.This #J-18808-Ljbffr