Mid-Level Autonomy Analyst (ANTD24011)

Lexington Park, MD (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=22299+Exploration+Drive,+Suite+Lexington+Park+MD+USA+20637)

Description

The qualified applicant will support a NAVAIR Program Office based at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, providing autonomy analysis support in the engineering, development and procurement of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).

Requirements

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

· Support the execution of advanced research and development of UAS. Work closely with autonomy engineers, test engineers, and program management leadership

· Investigate platform autonomy issues for root cause, track and categorize issues; identify opportunities to improve data and statistics.

· Troubleshoot software and application issues.

· Integrate UAS digital twin into Modeling and Simulation test beds to characterize performance and validate testing.

· Manage software trouble/change reports to prioritize SW spiral build process leading to a deployable system with an upgrade path

· Integrate UA within larger command infrastructure including utilizing existing communications architectures and clearly define information exchange requirements.

· Scope anti-tamper and cyber security requirements to balance data protection needs within program schedules and cost and overall usability of the system

· Define supply safety of flight and other artifacts required to obtain flight clearances.

· Define operational threats to system in the electromagnetic environment for system design agent, identify tests/analysis to validate requirements

Requirements:

· US citizen with active Top Secret clearance.

· Bachelor’s Degree in a technical or related field from an accredited college or university. Experience cannot be substituted for education

· Experience with USN acquisition programs and processes

· Minimum of 4 years of recent and relevant experience in autonomy analysis to include one year of experience with DoD UAS platforms.

· Familiarity with Linux; experience with C++, Python

· Familiarity with Modeling and Simulation as a verification tool

ACE Group is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business that provides expertise in the operational application of current and future airborne weapons systems, with an emphasis on their lethality and survivability in the Battlespace. Our employees draw from a wealth of personal, professional and company experience to provide our Nation’s decision makers with the knowledge required to optimally equip our Armed Services with affordable, lethal and survivable weapons systems.

We serve as our customers’ most trusted agents in their goal of producing enterprise-wide survivability investments and executable programs. We fill key roles within customer offices, offering critical knowledge regarding design, development, procurement, and test and evaluation of new and upgraded weapons and platforms.

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ACE Consulting Group provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, ACE Consulting Group complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.