Discrete Planning Engineer (R6036)

About the role

The Discrete Planning Group is a part of the Autonomy Team for Hivemind Enterprise Product. The group is an agile set of engineers focused on researching and developing state-of-the-art algorithms that drive intelligent and confidence-inspiring flight behaviors while accounting for an uncertain and dynamic world.

As a member of the group, you will work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, discrete optimization, and motion planning. You will architect and write high-quality software for core systems, set standards for software engineering, refine technical requirements, drive strategic technical improvements, and mentor other engineers.

What you'll do

• Research, design, and implement state-of-the-art algorithms for optimal task allocation, scheduling and temporal sequencing of heterogeneous teams of autonomous vehicles (land, air, other).
• Solidify and improve existing C++ based mission planning software applicable across disparate vehicle types and compute platforms.
• Work with our engineers, program managers, and product managers to define a technical roadmap for future autonomy solutions and SDK offerings.

Projects you might work on

• 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.
• Full software and hardware-in-the-loop simulation of complex multi-agent missions.

Required qualifications

• Typically requires a PhD with graduate work in Optimization or Operations Research. Master's degree with 4 or more years of work in the same areas.
• Expert in Integer or Mixed Integer Linear Programming, Constraint Programming, Convex Optimization, Multi-Objective-Optimization and using established solvers such as Gurobi, Google-OR, CPLEX etc.
• Significant experience in implementing algorithms in C++ and using debuggers such as gdb to troubleshoot execution within a multi-threaded environment.

Ways to stand out

• Past publications on Optimization(google scholar profile).
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Full-time regular employee offer package: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Temporary employee offer package

Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.