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RESPONSIBILITIES:A Kforce client is hiring an Automated Vehicles Researcher Lead in McLean, Virginia (VA).
Responsibilities include: Serve as a leader for an integrated team of engineers and transportation experts within the firm's transportation practice focused on helping to solve complex challenges associated with expanding deployment of automated vehicles Automated Vehicles Researcher Lead will consult with clients and lead research projects to understand how intelligent transportation technologies can enable infrastructure readiness to support automated vehicle testing, deployment, and integration for knowledge transfer Plan and help manage real-world demonstrations of cooperative automation to illustrate system performance, evaluating costs and benefits, analyzing policy solutions to spur public- and private-sector long-term investment, adoption, and use of these technologies Facilitate solution development in response to requests for proposals, including defining the problem space, discovery and elicitation of the customer vision, and the overall technical solutionREQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's degree Project Manager's Professional (PMP) Certification 10+ years of experience in engineering or emerging transportation technologies 8+ years of experience in program management Experience working with Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Experience leading research teams exploring technical issues to address complex challenges faced by transportation planners Knowledge of multi-modal ITS concepts, practices, and procedures Knowledge of automotive architectures, automation functionality, and communications technologies Ability to demonstrate technical leadership and thought leadership related to connected and automated vehicle technology Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified informationKforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.