Manager

Description:

The Manager Advanced Capabilities Algorithm Development will provide direct leadership and personnel management of a team of engineers within the department. Elbit Systems of America is looking for an experienced AI/Algorithm manager to lead, develop and grow our team. The candidate should have experience with algorithm development geared toward real-time systems on relevant tactical processors. The candidate should have experience leading technical teams and should have familiarity with GPU and embedded processing, firmware, and remote sensing systems. The candidate will be expected to manage projects developing artificial intelligence/machine learning based algorithms for data fusion, object identification, tracking, autonomy, navigation, data pre-processing and conditioning. Candidate is expected to be able to identify technology capabilities to support various business units within the organization, as well as externally funded research and development projects. Candidate must be able to lead teams to develop winning proposals, understand customer needs and provide technical subject matter expertise to connect our capabilities to winning strategies. Candidate will partner closely with business development personnel to provide technical inputs to strategic growth opportunities. Candidate will be expected to provide technical expertise in technology roadmap development, understanding needs for future product capabilities with AI and lay out roadmaps for AI/algorithm capabilities to be developed and inserted into products.

Responsibilities & Tasks

• Manager is responsible for assessing current and upcoming program and R&D needs for engineering and acting to staff activities with qualified resources, including internal or external resources as appropriate. Manager has responsibility for workforce development, training and management to meet program and business needs. This should include training and development of existing workforce, hiring of additional resources, working with peers across the organization to leverage other resources within ESA, and working with appropriate 3rd party organizations when necessary to augment ESA staff.
• Ability to deal with complex problems in an international environment of cultural diversity.
• Lifecycle Product development from concept through verification and delivery to the customer including integration onto the specific platform.
• Technical leadership during the pursuit/proposal/design/implementation phase.
• Technical briefings to management and customers.
• Development of technical & product roadmaps and competitive assessments.
• Lead proposal activities or review proposals and participate in customer presentations.
• Analysis of customer documentation to create system-level Concepts of Operations (CONOPS), specifications, architectural designs.
• Technical interface between ESA’s external customers and sub-contractors.
• Develop and/or select analyze complex algorithms to meet customer needs.
• Support business capture activities, including proposal development, cost estimating and presentations.
• Proficiency in the use of Requirements Management and Model Based Systems Engineering tools.
• Work independently and with internal/external organizations
• Willingness to travel both domestically and internationally.