- San Diego, California, United States
- Full-time
- $135K–$200K per year
- 4+ years
The Discrete Planning Group is a part of the Autonomy Team for Hivemind Enterprise Product, focused on researching and developing state‑of‑the‑art algorithms that drive intelligent flight behaviors while accounting for an uncertain and dynamic world.
Compensation
Engineer II- $135,000-$200,000 Senior Engineer: $165,000-$250,000 Staff Engineer: $200,000-$300,000 Senior Staff Engineer: $230,000-$350,000
Responsibilities
- Research, design, and implement state‑of‑the‑art algorithms for optimal task allocation, scheduling and temporal sequencing of heterogeneous teams of autonomous vehicles
- Solidify and improve existing C++ based mission planning software applicable across disparate vehicle types and compute platforms
- Work with engineers, program managers, and product managers to define a technical roadmap for future autonomy solutions and SDK offerings
- Breakdown a mission into assignable tasks based on agent capabilities such as navigating in contested and denied environments and adapting to mission changes in real‑time
- Construct feasible and optimal action plans for distributed teams of autonomous vehicles that also minimize human operator workload
Requirements
- PhD in Optimization or Operations Research
- Master’s degree with 4 or more years of work in the same areas