ARPA-H Autonomous Robotics Healthcare Technical Advisor

ECS is seeking an ARPA-H Autonomous Robotics Healthcare Technical Advisor to work in our remote office.

Are you a passionate scientist with a background in biomedical research that supports R&D initiatives through the delivery of expertise in your given field? Are you ready to support the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) in their mission to accelerate better health outcomes for everyone by supporting complex and leading-edge R&D projects designed to arrive at high-impact solutions to society's most challenging health problems?

ECS is seeking a talented and driven Robotics Engineer / Interdisciplinary Scientist Subject Matter Expert (SME) with a scientific and engineering technical background to join our team in support of ARPA-H. Under the leadership of a Program Manager, you will serve as a Systems, Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA)—providing support and thought leadership for programs developing the future of affordable, safe autonomous robotic assistive devices for the elderly and disabled.

In this role, you will perform the following SETA duties:

• Contribute to a multidisciplinary team building the future of affordable, safe autonomous robotic assistive devices for the elderly and disabled.
• Provide subject matter expertise across all aspects of integrated robotics systems development and factors affecting operational deployment in direct human contact applications
• Evaluate technical proposals for scientific merit and innovation. Provide feedback, organize reviewer comments, draft recommendations and project summaries, and presentation materials.
• Perform market analyses, technical due diligence, and literature reviews and generate briefing documents summarizing technical topics related to application of autonomous mobile robots and exoskeletons to health care applications for the elderly and disabled.
• Develop technical and administrative programmatic documentation on short timelines to communicate technical approach, progress, cost, schedule and risk for advanced robotics development efforts

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Biomedical Engineering, and other related disciplines with 2 years' experience OR Masters in relevant disciplines with 5 years experience.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, C , Java, and MATLAB.
• Expertise in circuit design, microcontrollers, and embedded systems for robotic systems
• Experience with sensor/actuator integration and data fusion for simultaneous localization, mapping, and planning.
• Familiarity with robotic operating systems for simulation, visualization, and communication between different components
• Understanding of AI and ML techniques for developing intelligent behaviors and robotic decision-making processes
• Experience with User-Centered Design for customer-needs-driven engineering development
• Team-oriented with exceptional communication, writing, and organizational skills.
• Prior experience supporting commercial innovation centers, university applied robotics centers, ARPA-like programs (e.g., DARPA, IARPA, APRA-E), or U.S. DoD advanced development programs is desired, but not required