Lead Full System Integration tasks of Autonomous Vehicle (AV) features and functionalityDesigning, Writing, and executing Firmware and feature acceptance test proceduresLead efforts for defining and approving firmware release, configuration change, and new feature test plansLead efforts for design and development for AV system diagnostics and integration testing software written in python and bashLead cross functional efforts to identify bottlenecks and implement improvements… Show more Lead Full System Integration tasks of Autonomous Vehicle (AV) features and functionalityDesigning, Writing, and executing Firmware and feature acceptance test proceduresLead efforts for defining and approving firmware release, configuration change, and new feature test plansLead efforts for design and development for AV system diagnostics and integration testing software written in python and bashLead cross functional efforts to identify bottlenecks and implement improvements for testing and operational efficiencyLead a team to triage problems and issues that arise on AV SystemsLead efforts to perform root cause analysis using techniques such as the 5 whys on problems with AV System Lead cross functional efforts to implement the best short term mitigations and define long term corrections for system problemsWork cross functionally to define and implement preventative actions to reduce the prevalence of future problemsSubject matter expert and mentoring teammates on many of the AV systems including:- Timesync systems using ptp and ntp- Specialized linux based operating systems used on specialized FPGA, SOC, and other hardware- CAN and IP network performance, design, and implementation- Hardware performance and stability- Radar, lidar, and vision based detection systems- Data recording, storage, and offload design and implementation- IMU and GNSS with RTK localization systems and designEnsure the logical and systematic transformation of customer or product requirements into a total systems solution which meets scheduling, technical and cost constraintsPerform technical planning as well as systems architecture, integration & verificationConvert customer requirements into product requirements and design specification Show less

Diagnosing and correcting issues that arise on autonomous vehiclesDiagnostics, calibration, and testing on radar and lidar obstruction detection systemsEnsure the logical and systematic transformation of customer or product requirements into a total systems solution which meets scheduling, technical and cost constraintsPerform technical planning, requirements analysis & management, systems architecture & design, systems integration & verificationConvert customer requirements… Show more Diagnosing and correcting issues that arise on autonomous vehiclesDiagnostics, calibration, and testing on radar and lidar obstruction detection systemsEnsure the logical and systematic transformation of customer or product requirements into a total systems solution which meets scheduling, technical and cost constraintsPerform technical planning, requirements analysis & management, systems architecture & design, systems integration & verificationConvert customer requirements into product requirements and design specificationDevelop solutions to unique engineering challenges Show less

Development, integration, configuration, installation, and support for PMATS (Predator Mission Aircrew Training System)Leading engineering effort to update entire PMATS system for multi-platform training missions to include the following tasks:- Restructuring PDU packets to conform to new Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) standards- Revisiting network topology to adapt to the requirements for DIS, DIS audio, and video network traffic - Restructuring network… Show more Development, integration, configuration, installation, and support for PMATS (Predator Mission Aircrew Training System)Leading engineering effort to update entire PMATS system for multi-platform training missions to include the following tasks:- Restructuring PDU packets to conform to new Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) standards- Revisiting network topology to adapt to the requirements for DIS, DIS audio, and video network traffic - Restructuring network configurationSite Lead for image generation system software and configurationScripted automation in bash and python for geospatial database processing tasks such as compilation and troubleshootingSystems administrator for onsite database including the following tasks:- Configuring Linux NFS and Samba Shared areas- Maintaining IPA DNS and LDAP servers- Configuring Squid proxy servers- Implementing Perforce version control servers- Implementing RAID 0 and RAID 10 for development workspaces and data storageSynthetic physics environment development to include AI behaviors, navigation meshes and terrain databasesWriting and improving automated software installation scripts in expect, bash, and python Show less

Development, integration, configuration, installation, and support for the EPOCH spacecraft ground control systemOn site support for the Orbit Analysis System (OASYS) software for GEO and GEO Inclined orbitsCreating and performing Factory Acceptance Testing and Site Acceptance Testing for the ground control system and OASYSDeveloping programs and tools for retrieving and displaying archived and real-time data to aid in Spacecraft OperationsDeveloping programs for aiding in the… Show more Development, integration, configuration, installation, and support for the EPOCH spacecraft ground control systemOn site support for the Orbit Analysis System (OASYS) software for GEO and GEO Inclined orbitsCreating and performing Factory Acceptance Testing and Site Acceptance Testing for the ground control system and OASYSDeveloping programs and tools for retrieving and displaying archived and real-time data to aid in Spacecraft OperationsDeveloping programs for aiding in the display of viewers for telemetry and other spacecraft and ground system informationSetup, configuration, and testing for the ground equipment monitor and control drivers and other softwareCreation and modification of Critical Design Review (CDR) documentation for presentation to customerCreation and modification of Interface Control Documents (ICDs)Development of a database for the entire ground system, from telemetry decommutation and derived telemetry calculation to spacecraft and ground station event message production and logging Show less