Amentum

Research and Development

Researcher/EngineerSenior

$120–120k Washington, District of Columbia, United States; Atlanta, Georgia, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Researcher/Engineer Senior at Amentum. Skills: Acoustics research, signal processing, MEMS, nanotechnology based sensors, networked unmanned underwater vehicles, Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Mine Countermeasures (MCM), Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR). assist in the design, building and maintaining various experimental equipment, apparatus, and components. system design”

What You'll Achieve.

improving the strategic and tactical capabilities of the Navy and Marine Corps in the ocean and land operational environment

Industry & Context.

Research and Development
Eligibility Requirements

Work at sea testing, significant ship time and dock time, heavy lifting, obtain and maintain a Government Security Clearance, access to the NRL facility, US citizen, Travel is required

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

BS degree or higher in physics or engineering or similar tech/science field, 3.0 GPA or higher, laboratory experience, familiarity with data acquisition systems, familiarity with robotics, experience in programming or willingness to learn Matlab, experience in programming or willingness to learn C, experience in programming or willingness to learn C++, experience in programming or willingness to learn HDLs, flexibility to easily move between different tasks, ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks, ability to work in an office and laboratory environment, ability to work a 40-hour workweek, availability to work overtime during critical peaks, ability and willingness to travel, ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, US citizen, obtain and maintain a Government Security Clearance, access to the NRL facility

Nice to Have

advanced degrees, willingness to participate in sea tests, experience with autonomous underwater vehicles, familiarity with ADM/Xilinx products, familiarity with VIVADO, familiarity with VITIS, ability to program FPGA, ability to program MPSoC (Multiprocessor System-on-Chip)

What You'll Do.

building and maintaining various experimental equipment

hardware design and configuration

assist with field tests

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

collaborative research with scientists affiliated with national and international academic, private, and governmental research organizations; work well in a team environment

Communication Scope

communicate effectively both verbally and in writing

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