Principal Research Scientist

Boston Fusion • Permanent • Massachusetts, United States • 1d ago

At Boston Fusion, we recognize diversity is the catalyst for limitless creativity.

As a Principal Research Scientist for Boston Fusion, you will have the opportunity to utilize your knowledge of scientific research and software engineering best practices to contribute and drive research efforts in development of systems core to the success of future Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) activities. This role will lead technical teams as a Principal Investigator, lead and contribute to proposal efforts, and collaborate with project teams to solve complex technical problems that support national security.

Every day, we go above and beyond to solve complex problems, making a difference for our nation. We do this by bringing together smart, curious people with diverse life experiences who collaborate creatively to achieve innovative technological breakthroughs. We are proudly building a work environment where you can bring your authentic self to work.

Due to the nature of our project work, we can only consider candidates with a current US Citizenship.

Day to Day Responsibilities

Lead proposal/business capture teams to shape, write and review proposals

Interface with customers, including travel, to shape marketing efforts and effectively communicate technical results

Investigate fundamental topics in a scientific field such as signal processing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, physics and/or math

Lead teams of two or more Scientists, Engineers, and Programmers, including identifying, assigning, and completing research and development tasks appropriate to each member of the team

Provide strategic leadership role in working with a project / proposal team to identify the research approach, hypotheses to be tested, and program milestones to achieve all program objectives

Facilitate collaboration in large, complex teams to ensure resulting technology (algorithms, software, frameworks) achieves all research objectives

Select, improve, or design computational models

Identify relevant research approaches, hypotheses to be tested, and program milestones to achieve all program objectives with project and/or proposal teams

Provide scientific, technical and software design support to projects and proposals

Design statistically valid experiments to test and validate resulting computational models

Provide leadership and guidance in the analysis of results of the experiments using sound scientific principles

Design experiments to test and validate computational models

Establish and maintain a professional rapport with all project stakeholders (internal and external)

Additional project and proposal duties as assigned

Additional Responsibilities

Occasional travel to attend and present at customer meetings and essential industry conferences
Prepare technical briefing materials/summarize technical work and progress of projects
Collaborate with company leadership and senior technical staff to conduct proposal research and proposal writing
Publish technical reports based on original or improved algorithms created to solve the application challenges
Maintain high standards at work, continuously looking for solutions to improve processes and products
Develop, maintain, and strengthen partnerships with others inside and outside the organization to achieve Boston Fusion business goals
Demonstrate personal accountability, effective work habits, integrity, and ethical behavior that align with Boston Fusion corporate values
May perform other duties as required

This Job is Right for You if you Have:

Masters degree in cognitive sciences, engineering, mathematics, physics, or related field, with 13+ years of experience; PhD with 10+ years of experience

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively

Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills

Ability to work both collaboratively and independently

Demonstrates strong competency in every category and a mastery of at least one category

Demonstrated competency in AI/ML, and/or signal processing and/or human-machine systems, and/or cognitive sciences, or social sciences, and/or computer vision, or other technical discipline

Experience implementing modeling and analysis techniques, including machine learning and probabilistic modelling etc

Understanding of mathematical principles which underlie these modeling methods

Experience in implementing algorithms in standard programming languages such as Python, Java, C++

Experience in using sound software development techniques, e.g., testing, documentation, source control

Preferred Technical Qualifications

Classical applied probabilistic, mathematical, and/or artificial intelligence methods (planning, searching, logic, uncertain knowledge, probabilistic reasoning, natural language processing)
Radar signal processing techniques
Machine learning frameworks (e.g., Scikit-learn, Tensorflow, PyTorch, Keras) and concepts (e.g., supervised, unsupervised, active, and reinforcement learning; neural networks; generative, discriminative models)

Preferred Domain Knowledge

Experience applying technology to US Department of Defense and/or Intelligence Community problems, including but not limited to the following: intelligence analysis, command and control, logistics, ISR, information operations, missile defense, operations in the cyber, space, or maritime domains

8+ years of experience in a research leadership role

Work Authorization/Security Clearance Requirements

U.S. citizenship (REQUIRED) and DoD security clearance (PREFERRED)

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