Job Description:

At Charles River Analytics, we take great pride in our success attracting and retaining the most talented and creative problem-solvers in the field. We are a 100% employee-owned company, encouraging participation, innovation, and responsibility from our entire staff. CRA has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic senior scientist with expertise in maritime operations, data collection/analysis, uncrewed vehicles, sensing, perception, autonomy, simulation, machine learning, and/or computer vision to lead cutting-edge intelligent systems research and development applied to real-world challenges. Are you interested in being an Employee Owner at one of Boston's Best Places to Work? If this sounds like you, then we'd love to hear from you! You could be just the right applicant for this job Read all associated information and make sure to apply.Example projects you would work on include:Multi-sensor fusion for maritime surface and subsurface object detection, classification, and trackingUnderwater communications optimizationUnderwater acoustic/sonar data collection and exfiltrationLong-duration uncrewed vehicle technologiesAutonomous behavior development for UxVsTest, evaluation, and validation of autonomous systemsMission planning and operations optimization technologiesOceanographic data collection and analysisIn this role you will develop and apply concepts crossing multiple fields including computer vision, machine learning, signal processing, information visualization, autonomy, data collection/analysis, and vehicle capability enhancement. You will work in tightly-knit, project-oriented teams as a Principal Investigator with other scientists and engineers to design, prototype, implement, and deploy leading edge concepts into mission support capabilities. You will have the opportunity to support and lead research and development programs in support of maritime domain capabilities. You will have the opportunity to leverage CRA's extensive intelligent systems portfolio, attend technical and domain area conferences, and move the state of the art forward.How will you make an impact?Design new methods or apply existing techniques to solve complex problems across a range of sensing, perception, autonomy, and maritime operations challengesFormulate new ideas and develop proposals for new capabilitiesWrite technical papers and reports on existing workPresent your work to stakeholders, collaborators, operators, and the research communityGuide prototype and product development while engaging with end-user communities and technology partnersWhat Do you need?M.S. in Engineering, Science, or related area, with Ph.D. preferred10+ years in oceanography, marine vehicle autonomy, machine learning, sensor processing and analysis, or related fieldUS Citizenship with the ability to obtain a security clearanceExperience directly interacting with customers, users, and technical expertsExperience leading programs as a principal investigatorExperience writing technical proposals and generating new businessExperience translating user community needs and system features into actionable requirements for engineering teams to produce technical capabilities Why Charles River?Charles River Analytics is a 100% employee-owned company that thrives on collaboration and values each employee-owner. We offer competitive compensation plus bonuses, profit-sharing, and an attractive benefits package. Our benefits include 100% employer-paid medical and dental insurance as well as vision, life, and disability insurance; paid maternity/paternity leave; tuition reimbursement; monthly gym allowance; free parking; generous paid time off; and a casual environment. We are also accessible by public transportation. We offer a hybrid onsite/remote (60/40) schedule with tremendous flexibility. At Charles River, we truly value work-life balance.