Autonomous Systems Scientist

Charles River Analytics creates solutions and technology to tackle the world’s most challenging problems. Our team of technological entrepreneurs works together to push at the forefront of enhanced AI, robotics, smart sensing, and human-centered computing. The resulting research and development help to continuously advance government programs and discover new possibilities in the commercial marketplace. We are a 100% employee-owned company, encouraging participation, innovation, and responsibility from our entire staff. At Charles River, we take great pride in our success at attracting and retaining the most talented and creative problem-solvers in our field. Are you interested in being an Employee Owner at an innovative research and development company? If this sounds like you, then we’d love to hear from you!
We are in search of a passionate scientist to join our innovative autonomous systems team. In this role you will develop and apply techniques crossing multiple fields including computer vision, machine learning, signal processing, information visualization, autonomy, data collection/analysis, and system engineering. You will work in tightly-knit, project-oriented teams as a Principal Investigator with other scientists and engineers to design, prototype, implement, and deploy leading edge technology into mission support capabilities. You will have the opportunity to support and lead research and development programs in support of autonomous systems capabilities across multiple domains. You will have the opportunity to leverage CRA’s extensive intelligent systems portfolio, attend technical and domain area conferences, and move the state of the art forward.

Example projects you would work on include:

• Multi-sensor fusion for maritime surface and subsurface object detection, classification, tracking, and threat assessment
• Autonomous behavior development for UxVs
• Underwater communications optimization
• Acoustic/sonar data collection and exfiltration
• Long-duration uncrewed vehicle technologies
• Test, evaluation, and validation of autonomous systems
• Mission planning and operations optimization technologies
• Oceanographic data collection and analysis

How will you make an impact?

• Design new methods or apply existing techniques in novel ways to solve complex sensing, perception, and autonomy challenges across the marine, ground, air and space domains
• Formulate new concepts and develop proposals for developing new capabilities
• Write technical papers and reports on existing work
• Present your work to stakeholders, collaborators, operators, and the research community
• Guide prototype and product development while engaging with end-user communities and technology partners

What Do you need?

• M.S. in Engineering, Science, or related area, with Ph.D. preferred
• 10+ years in vehicle autonomy, machine learning, sensing and analytics for perception/situational awareness, or related field
• US Citizenship with the ability to obtain a security clearance
• Experience directly interacting with customers, users, and technical experts
• Experience leading programs as a principal investigator or project engineer
• Experience writing technical proposals and generating new business
• Experience translating user community needs and system features into actionable requirements for engineering teams to produce technical capabilities
• Experience designing test scenarios, developing test plans and procedures,  characterizing system performance, and documenting results

Why CRA?

Charles River Analytics is a 100% employee-owned company that thrives on collaboration and values each team member. We provide competitive compensation including profit sharing, bonuses, and an attractive benefits package. Our comprehensive benefits include 100% employer-paid medical and dental insurance, as well as vision, life, and disability insurance. We offer generous paid time off, paid maternity/paternity leave, tuition reimbursement, a monthly gym allowance, and a casual work environment. We have free parking on site and are conveniently accessible by public transportation. At Charles River, we prioritize and truly value work-life balance, including our offer of a flexible hybrid schedule (60% onsite / 40% remote). Join our team of employee-owners to solve important problems­­—for our military, our homeland, our society, and our planet.