Senior AI Software Engineer

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• Develop new AI reasoning engines for autonomous robots, unmanned vehicles
• Applications to aerospace, defence, transport & agriculture
• Highly skilled, dynamic team in Carlton, research links to major universities

AOS in Melbourne is seeking a highly capable Software Engineer with a specialisation in Artificial Intelligence. This is a very challenging role – the development of the next generation of its AI software products.

You will lead a dedicated team working on autonomous systems and intelligent agent software. 

The position requires some domestic and international travel to customer sites, and to support testing and trials . The ability to obtain Australian security clearance is desirable.

Major responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor and motivate a team of engineers developing AI (intelligent software agent) software products;
• Document system and component designs; and,
• Lead project technical effort estimation and identify and mitigate technical risks.

Other responsibilities:

• Inspire project team members to establish project goals;
• Conduct detailed technical design discussions and reviews;
• Work within architectural and safety assurance constraints; and,
• Review of technical project deliverables.

Essentials:

• BSc or MSc, preferably with a distinction in Artificial Intelligence in the fields of software engineering or computer science (PhD highly regarded);
• Excellent skills in English expression and writing;
• Knowledge of compiler and operating systems technologies, with commercial experience highly regarded;
• Skilled in using debugging tools, as well as other software analysis tools (e.g., code profiling tools, memory check tools, etc.) to pin point the bottlenecks of software performance and provide viable solutions;
• Proactive attitude to problem solving, inventive, and a collaborative and communicative approach to working with the development team;
• Excellent communications skills required to deal in a highly innovative environment and working with highly-qualified and geographically distributed engineers and scientists;
• Ability to prioritise project objectives and manage work tasks and time; and,
• Flexible and positive attitude with collaboration abilities.

Desired:

• Knowledge in applied maths, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering;
• Experience with formal logics and formal methods, in particular, formal and operational semantics of programming languages; and,
• Experience in formal verification and validation methodologies (e.g. abstract interpretation and model checking).

AOS – Autonomous Decision–making Software

AOS is a world-leading developer and vendor of software products for autonomous robotic and intelligent systems. AOS is participating in the upcoming Autonomous Warrior 2018 trials, with the deployment of autonomous land, sea and air vehicles. AOS’s products: C-BDI™, JACK®, JACK Teams™, and the CoJACK™ cognitive architecture provide the tools required to develop autonomous and intelligent software agent systems that are both goal-directed and reactive. Intelligent agent-based systems are built from distributed reasoning entities that cooperate to achieve their goals. AOS is the world's leading provider of intelligent agent software.

AOS comprises Agent Oriented Software Pty Ltd (Melbourne, Australia) and Agent Oriented Software Limited (Cambridge, UK).

More information can be found our website: http://www.aosgrp.com

This is a unique opportunity to lead a team at the forefront of high-technology product development in Australia, and to compete directly with companies worldwide in robotics and autonomous technology. AOS Group's core software team is internationally focused, working collaboratively with leading Australian universities and DST Group, UK Ministry of Defence, and major US corporations.