Robotics Autonomous Systems Analyst (Navy/MIREM)

THOR Solutions is actively seeking a Robotics Autonomous Systems (RAS) Analyst to support the US Navy Mine Warfare Readiness and Effectiveness Measuring (MIREM) at Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) in San Diego, CA. This position was created to meet current Fleet demand signal of unmanned systems in the Mine Warfare enterprise, bridging legacy unmanned robotic systems into modern concepts of operations and exploring novel systems to close warfighting gaps.

Typical Responsibilities:

• Support new concept tactical development and emerging system analysis
• Provide insight during ad hoc workshops and conferences and respond to statistical queries of systems performance
• Support and design test and data collection plans for exercises
• Develop exercise messages and reports
• Serve as observer aboard exercise units to coordinate observation and data collection efforts to support doctrine and tactical development
• Support reconstruction, analysis, and reporting of exercise event objectives
• Analyze exercise results IAW the Execution Plan
• Communicate exercise results in oral and written formats to representatives of naval commands, engineering labs, and program offices
• Support doctrine / TTP validation and product modifications

Location: Onsite at Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) in San Diego, CA.

Travel Requirements: Up to 20% travel is anticipated to include CONUS and OCONUS locations.

Typical Physical Activity: Primarily desk/computer work in an office environment. Periodic visits to waterfront/shipboard environments. May involve: repetitive motion, traversing shipboard environments (e.g., tight spaces, ladders, hatches), speaking or vision.

Typical Pay Range: The anticipated pay range for this position in the identified location(s) is $105,000- $120,000/year. Actual compensation offered will be based upon individual factors including education, qualifications, and experience.

Existing Security Clearance Required: This position requires a DoD Secret security clearance. A qualified candidate must already possess an active or interim security clearance. A candidate with especially strong, relevant experience but no active security clearance may still be considered, but work start would be dependent upon a new Secret clearance being awarded.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• High School diploma, GED, or equivalent
• Ten (10) years of U.S. Navy experience relating to mine countermeasure, autonomous systems, and warfare tasks.
• Three (3) years of experience planning exercise activities.
• Experience in briefing and debriefing submarine crews on exercise event plans and mission results.
• Experience in Navy data collection, mission data extraction, and post mission analysis.
• Capability of preparing technical reports and correspondence.
• Experience in the use of analytical software tools such as MINEnet Tactical, Matlab, Statistical Analysis Software, and Microsoft Excel.
• Proficient with common productivity software, including the Microsoft Office suite.
• Excellent communication skills.

Additional Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Fifteen (15) years of active-duty US Navy experience in surface, aviation, and expeditionary MCM operations with remote, robotic, and autonomous systems. Ideal experience would include:
  • Four (4) years in leadership roles at the platoon or higher level for unmanned systems (e.g. MK 18 UUVs), including at least one deployment overseas to 5th or 7th Fleet AORs.
  • Six (6) years experience employing unmanned underwater systems for mine countermeasures tasks (IPOE, mine hunting, reacquire and ID, etc.), including the employment of UUV advanced sensors (ATLAS, SSAM2).