[visionlist] Principal Scientist-Perception Opportunity-Please Post Job Opportunity

[Cas Hill]

United Technologies Research Center has an excellent opportunity for a
Principal Scientist-Perception (Autonomous Aerial Vehicle).   The successful
candidate will have an extensive background in robotics research for the
development of autonomous aerial vehicles.  The "ideal" candidate will have
experience in several of the following skills: target detection, video for
navigation, obstacle avoidance, object tracking/recognition from image and
range data, LIDAR, Range Sensing, Visual Navigation, Simultaneous
Localization and Mapping (SLAM) and/or Sensor Fusion.  Qualified candidates
should contact Cas Hill, Hill Associates LLC (search firm) at 203-374-6838
or email hillassociates at optonline.net.

 

Principal Scientist-Perception (Autonomous Aerial Vehicles)

 

The candidate must be able to work effectively in a multidisciplinary,
multinational team environment focused on innovation and be able to partner
with universities, government agencies, national labs, and professional
organizations to meet organizational objectives. The candidate will have
exceptional communication skills, capable of interacting with UTRC senior
management while also being able to mentor junior members of the technical
staff. 

 

Additionally, the successful candidate will be expected to: 

 

*	Act as principal investigator, leading multidisciplinary teams
focused on creative, integrated solutions for autonomous vehicle technology.

*	Provide technical leadership and direction in the areas of
detection, classification and tracking of multiple agents in an urban
environment, as well as real-time autonomous trajectory re-planning. 
*	Source and evaluate new technology for UTC; create and leverage
internal and external partnerships, especially with government agencies;
create opportunities through the acquisition of contract awards. 
*	Author technical papers; be active in internal and external
networks. 

 

Education:

*	Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering,
Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field, plus 5-8 years of industrial or
academic experience.   Or.
*	MS plus 8+ years of experience

 

Expert knowledge in as many of the following technologies (1) multi-sensor
data fusion for context-specific decision support relevant to localization
and mapping, (2) LIDAR and video for navigation, including the ability to
represent surrounding views automatically and make decisions based on the
scene information, (3) detection, classification and tracking of multiple
agents in an urban environment, (4) real-time autonomous trajectory
re-planning.

 

Additional preferred skills:

*	Demonstrated ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams to
successfully achieve desired technical outcomes within time and budget
constraints. 
*	Demonstrated ability to write proposals and win external
funding/contracts/grants. 
*	Record of technical contributions, including patents and
publications in refereed technical journals. 
*	Proven success in innovative, strategic and technical thinking;
willingness to champion and challenge new technical ideas; and experience in
applying work to real-world applications. 
*	Excellent communication and leadership skills; innovative strategic
and technical thinker; high energy; team player. 

 

US Citizenship or Permanent Resident is required for this position

 

 

Sincerely, 
  
Cas Hill 
Managing Partner 
Hill Associates LLC 
183 Bayberry Road 
Fairfield, CT 06825 
Office: 203-374-6838 
Email:  <mailto:hillassociates at optonline.net> hillassociates at optonline.net 

 

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