Research Computer Scientist - Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning

This role involves developing machine learning algorithms and tools for uncrewed aircraft systems, focusing on airspace surveillance, sense and avoid, and autonomous navigation using vision and radar sensors. The candidate will work with NASA and regulatory authorities to advance ML in aviation, integrate surveillance systems, conduct literature reviews, evaluate ML techniques, and document research for publication.

Responsibilities

• Develop algorithms to detect, track, and classify uncrewed aircraft systems (multirotor, fixed wing, or VTOL), birds, general aviation vehicles, and commercial aviation vehicles
• Integrate ground-based surveillance systems with airborne sensing suites by sharing data on an IoT platform
• Conduct literature reviews to understand state of the art for machine learning, identifying gaps for aviation
• Leverage previously collected NASA data along with future NASA and external data to evaluate machine learning techniques
• Develop sensor fusion techniques for multiple sensor types using machine learning and traditional fusing techniques
• Evaluate machine learning methodology using traditional machine learning metrics along with proposed aviation metrics by the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA).
• Assist in the design and execution of experiments at NASA Langley Research Center and Armstrong Flight Research Center
• Assist in the development of machine learning challenges such as those for the Computer Vision Pattern Recognition Conference
• Document research results for conference presentation and publication

Requirements

• MS or PhD in Computer Science or related computational field with concentrations in artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Demonstrated experience in machine learning through published research papers
• Expertise in machine learning, computer vision, sensor-based data acquisition
• Must work well in highly collaborative dynamic environments with diverse team
• Strong communications skills, written and verbal
• US citizenship or Permanent Residency is required

Nice to have

• Application of machine learning with the aviation domain highly desired
• Understanding of uncrewed aircraft systems operations highly desired

Benefits

• Analytical Mechanics Associates (AMA) is proud of our customer relationships, our diverse and dynamic work environment, and our employees' career satisfaction. AMA is a small business with a wide reach; headquartered in Hampton, VA, AMA has operations in Greenbelt, MD; Huntsville, AL; Dallas and Houston, TX; Denver, CO; Mountain View, CA; and Edwards Air Force Base, CA. With over 60 years of experience, AMA specializes in aerospace engineering, science, analytics, information technology, and visualization solutions. AMA combines the best of engineering, science, and mathematics capabilities with the latest in information technologies, visualization, and multimedia to build creative solutions. We offer competitive salaries and a substantial benefits package, including but not limited to paid personal and federally recognized holiday leave, salary deferrals into a 401(k)-matching plan with immediate vesting, tuition reimbursement, short/long term disability plans, and a variety of medical, dental, and vision insurance options.