Employment Opportunities

UDRI is looking for a Principal Autonomy Research Engineer to join the SPIRE group. You will contribute to a growing team responsible for cutting-edge technology and enhancing autonomy capabilities and effectiveness.

An ideal candidate for this role will be excited at the prospect of implementing state of the art artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques to reveal new insights and research new applications. They will have extensive, professional software skills and experience that they can leverage toward improving AI/ML systems, with a focus on multi-agents systems, communication and cooperation.

1) Bachelor's degree
2) 15+ years professional experience in Software Development
3) Due to the requirements of our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be a U.S. citizen
4) Active US SECRET (or higher) clearance
5) Rigorous software development skills
6) Professional experience with multi-agent systems, including communication/coordination between agents
7) Professional experience with natural language processing, including knowledge base creating, topic discovery and clustering
8) Understanding and experience with current Air Force R&D efforts in the area of Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy and Machine Learning

While not everyone may possess all of the preferred qualifications, the ideal candidate will bring many of the following:

1. Master's degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science
2. Demonstrated, effective interpersonal skills
3. Professional experience with:
-- 3.1. Machine/Deep learning techniques
-- 3.2. Novel algorithm development
-- 3.3. Secure software
-- 3.4. Creating human understandable data from digital artifacts
4. Strong written and verbal communication skills

Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity, achieve equitable outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community. As an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, we will not discriminate against minorities, women, protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, or on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity.