Systems & Robotics Engineer
State College, PAAll locationsState College, PAPenn State University Park Hybrid
$105,900–$231,000 a yearJobFig found this opening at its original source and checks that it remains available.
About the role
Your working location can/will be fully on-site located in State College, PA. This role requires periodic travel to remote locations. We are searching for highly motivated Systems & Robotics Engineers to join Autonomy and Emerging Technology (AET) Department at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State. The AET Department serves as ARL’s innovation hub for developing and evaluating advanced capabilities in the Subsea and Seabed Warfare (SSW) mission space. This role will work at the intersection of autonomy, underwater robotics, and prototype system integration to rapidly transition new technologies to Navy sponsors. Our team is expanding to support the SSW mission area. If filled as R&D Engineer - Systems (ARL) - Advanced Professional, this position requires: If filled as R&D Engineer - Systems (ARL) - Intermediate Professional, this position requires:
What you'll bring
- Systems engineering applied to complex hardware/software systems
- Strong analytical skills and ability to work across disciplines
- Practical experience with Agile software/system development
- Testing and evaluating systems and subsystems
- System architecture for integrated robotic or autonomous systems
- Active security clearance, at the Secret level or higher
- You must be a U.S. citizen to apply.
- UxV / Undersea Systems
- UxVs, including platforms, payloads, launch and recovery, acoustic communications, and energy management
- Oceanography, seabed features, or environmental data for autonomy
- Prior support to Navy missions or UxV fleet experimentation
- Autonomy and Mission Technologies