Senior Engineer, Human Machine Teaming (R5649)
Core
Design, manage, and assure adaptive relationships between operators and Hivemind-enabled mission autonomy systems through rigorous experimentation and robustness testing.
Role type
Senior Engineer, Human Machine Teaming (HMT) Experimentation
Builds
HMT Experimentation Lab, applied R&D programs, and assurance cases for autonomous systems
Domain
Defense technology, Human-Machine Teaming, Cognitive Systems Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | research | client delivery
Required skills
Human factors engineering, cognitive task analysis, quasi-experimental design, multivariate statistical analysis, operator-in-the-loop testing, live-virtual-constructive testing, requirement profile characterization
Preferred skills
Human-robot interaction, mission autonomy applications (UAV Groups 1–5), scenario design, modeling and simulation, trust and reliance measurement, C2 and battle management concepts, AI assurance frameworks
Technologies
SPSS, R, Python
Responsibilities
Design and run HMT experiments to test collaborative work requirements profiles; Conduct robustness and resilience testing by perturbing communications, sensor data, and autonomy behavior; Characterize context sensitivity of requirements profiles across environments and operator populations; Extend OITL and LVC testing with HMT-specific experimentation; Define quantitative and qualitative measures of performance and build assessment batteries; Translate findings into prioritized recommendations and feature requests; Contribute evidence to HMT maturity scales and assurance cases
Seniority
Senior Engineer, 3–5 years experience
