Vehicle System Lead, Seabed Sentry
Core
Lead the design, development, integration, and fielding of Seabed Sentry, a persistent autonomous seabed sensing node for undersea surveillance.
Role type
Senior IC systems engineering lead (autonomous underwater systems)
Builds
Autonomous seabed sensing nodes for undersea surveillance and reconnaissance
Domain
Defense / Maritime robotics / Autonomous systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Systems engineering, cross-functional team leadership, system architecture, trade studies, integration management, requirements definition, verification & validation, field testing, operational demonstrations
Preferred skills
Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), undersea sensors, acoustic systems, subsea communications, defense acquisition, ITAR
Technologies
Lattice OS, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, networking
Responsibilities
Lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams through product lifecycle; Own system architecture and drive technical decisions across subsystems; Manage system-level integration and test; Define and maintain system requirements and verification plans; Drive trade studies across performance, cost, and schedule; Represent the system in design reviews and customer demonstrations; Coordinate with program management on schedule and resources; Work with field operations to ensure operational viability.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC