AURA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (AURA) is an advanced research and development (R&D) and technology company creating game-changing innovations for the US Department of Defense (DoD) in Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML), Quantum Computing, and other system-level implementations of cutting-edge technology. We are creating advanced sensing systems for the US Navy; cyber-physical solutions for the US Army and a range of AI/ML platforms for DoD implementation. AURA partners with some of the best companies in the world, such as Boeing, Northrop Grumman, and Lockheed Martin. We also collaborate with the best and brightest at our nation’s universities, including Georgia Tech, Clemson, and NC State University – and others.
If you are a smart, capable and talented individual who possesses high integrity, thrives in a fast-paced environment, wants to chart your own course based on your capabilities, and is willing to be accountable for failures and successes, then continue reading because you may be the ideal candidate to join our rapidly-growing R&D business.
AURA has an immediate opening for a part-time, remote AURA Technologies Graduate Fellow in Electrical Engineering [USA - Remote].
Flexible Work Schedule: Specific work hours are not prescribed, and the work schedule is flexible. AURA work can occur around other commitments such as university course work or research so long as the AURA work is completed within deadlines and expected quality.
Summary: This is an individual-contributor position. In this role, you will work with technical and non-technical colleagues to write, refine, and edit technical and scientific applied approaches in white papers, proposals, presentations, and other documents comprising technical and non-technical content in Electrical Engineering applications, broadly stated. Working on proposals and whitepapers are a particularly important part of the job, including responses to US Government and DoD solicitations; The successful candidate may also have the opportunity to work on product documentation, technical reports, presentations, and contribute to technical marketing materials. It is not a requirement for the AURA Technologies Graduate Fellow in Electrical Engineering to have subject-matter expertise or experience in any specific technology. The role requires the ability to assimilate information and new technologies quickly and have sufficient literacy in subject matters to integrate with technical content provided by other AURA scientists and engineers. The goal is to be able to produce consistent, coherent, well-written work-products in English.
Citizenship: US Citizens or permanent residents will be considered for this position.
Location: This is a remote role. Candidates must be physically located in the United States and AURA verifies the physical location, in person, of all hires.
Essential duties:
- Writing, refining, and editing technical and scientific applied approaches in white papers, proposals, presentations, and other documents in collaboration with technical staff in a collaborative manner.
- Ensuring that all documents, especially those being submitted to potential sponsors, conform to submission requirements, guidelines, etc.
Minimum Requirements:
- Demonstrable outstanding proficiency in technical writing in English; if possible, please provide or be prepared to provide a portfolio or examples of your work. You will be required to produce a real-time writing sample as part of the interview process without the aid of a computer.
- Excellent understanding of Electrical Engineering (broadly stated) and related principles, concepts, and practice directed at real-world applications, and demonstrable the ability to clearly communicate the same to technical audiences
- Demonstrable ability to rapidly dive into and establish sufficient fluency in unfamiliar technical subjects to integrate, synthesize, and narrate content
- Eager to learn and dogged in asking and getting answers to questions
- Detail-oriented with respect to both form (grammar, punctuation, etc.) and content (coherent narrative, clear exposition, flow, voice, etc.).
- Effectively communicate with/to specific audiences or a diversity of audiences, question assumptions about the reader, and, for product documentation, be mindful of the end-user’s perspective
- Expert proficiency in Microsoft Word
Desirable skills or experience (not required):
- In collaboration with technical staff, translate technical content into forms accessible to non-technical readers
- Able to provide one or more examples of your work where you are the sole author
- Expertise in any of the additional following areas is considered an additional positive: mechanical engineering, physics and/or quantum physics, embedded systems, real-time systems, operating systems, control theory/control systems, cybersecurity, cryptography, networking, data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud computing, signal processing, image processing, graphics, computer vision, augmented or virtual reality, human perception, quantum computing algorithms, translation systems, or formal languages
- Previous work with US Government, DoD, NSF, NIH, DARPA, or other public-sector proposals, RFP/RFQ/RFI/SBIR/STTR responses, or similar written products; previous work for or exposure to the DoD.
- Ability and desire to create or enhance technical illustrations, such as system architecture or block diagrams, graphs or charts, etc.
- Candidates are encouraged to submit or provide links to portfolios or examples of their technical writing
Desired experience:
While not required, author on at least two (2) published, peer-reviewed papers, articles, book chapters, or equivalent (include PDFs or links in your cover letter); served as primary or sole author of a technical report published by a university– with such publications in the area relevant to this Fellowship– would be taken by AURA as a very positive indication of capabilities.
Minimum education:
Must have received a PhD relevant to the Fellowship (Electrical Engineering or closely related program) or be currently enrolled in a relevant PhD program.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Candidates must not now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status
BENEFITS:
- Flexible schedule
- *MetLife Voluntary Benefits (e.g. term life insurance, critical illness care, hospital indemnity insurance, & legal services) *Subject to eligibility based on average weekly hours
Submit your resume/CV in PDF format via instructions at the following link: http://aura.company/careers/
No phone calls after submission. We will let candidates know via automated reply that we have received their resumes and will contact them if there is a good fit after the closing date for this job.
AURA Technologies, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and affirmative action employer of veterans protected under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistant Act (VEVRAA). We are a Drug Free Workplace and thus, all job offers are contingent on successful criminal background check and drug screen. As a US Federal Contractor, AURA uses the Department of Homeland Security e-Verify system to determine eligibility to legally work in the United States.
Write a carefully crafted, well-written cover letter that elaborates on your interest in this position and why you think you are the best candidate for the job. Submit your cover letter, CV and three professional references (one of which must be from a current or former supervisor) in PDF format ONLY via BambooHR.
Any attachments must be in PDF format or will not be opened due to virus concerns. No phone calls after submission. We will let candidates know via automated reply that we have received their resumes and will contact them if there is a good fit after the closing date for this job.
