Software Engineer Planning

SSCI is looking to fill a Senior Software Engineer - Space Planning position for software projects relating to autonomous space systems.

*Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Scientific Systems Company, Inc. (SSCI) is a leading developer of advanced technologies for navigation, mission planning and autonomy systems for the Aerospace and Defense industries. Founded in 1990 and based in Woburn, MA, Scientific Systems Company Inc. (SSCI) invents disruptive technologies, develops revolutionary solutions, and builds trusted products for our customers’ most challenging missions. SSCI focuses on the creation of AI/ML enabled capabilities to command, control, communicate...

• Develop planning algorithms for trajectories
• Design policies and plans to manage multi-actor interactions and plans under uncertainty
• Work with other internal autonomy teams to help to continuously improve and refine the self-driving system

Requirements

• Master or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Electric Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related field
• Professional C++ experience designing any-angle robotic navigation algorithms such as Dijkstra, A*, D*, RRT, RRT* and RRG
• Experience in at least one of: robotics research in motion planning, trajectory optimization, planning under uncertainty, probabilistic robotics, data analysis at scale, machine learning at scale
• Experience in data structures and advanced algorithms
• Experience in ROS is a plus.
• Publications in top conferences/journals in a related field or equivalent experiences is a plus