HEAD OF AUTONOMOUS LAND SYSTEMS

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Head of Autonomous Land Systems

DESIGNATION GMN-ROB-03

LOCATION ZONE Guimarães, Portugal

CONTRACT TYPE Full-time

SECURITY VETTING DIRECTIVE // MANDATORY REQUIREMENT

Requirements

This job position requires a mandatory National Security Clearance. Candidates must meet the essential NATO security requirements to be eligible for certification:

• ■ Nationality: Active citizenship of a NATO member state.
• ■ Background Check: Clean criminal record and a clean financial/legal history.
• ■ Vetting Authorization: Formal consent to personal, professional and security background vetting.

SUPPORT PROTOCOL: Gaman will actively assist the selected candidate throughout the vetting process and fully cover all associated costs. Please note that obtaining and holding this security clearance is a strict requirement for contract signature and onboarding.

01 / Objective & Overview

Leads the engineering and integration of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and autonomous land platforms for defence, border security, logistics and reconnaissance applications. Oversees hardware and software architecture for ground mobility, perception, autonomous navigation and human-machine interfaces. Ensures compliance with NATO STANAG protocols for unmanned ground systems and manages the qualification and field evaluation programme for all land robotic platforms developed by Gaman.

02 // BASE FORMATION

• > MSc or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or Systems Engineering
• > Specialisation in autonomous systems, mobile robotics, mechatronics or vehicle dynamics
• > Complementary training in NATO STANAG 4586, RAS (Robotic and Autonomous Systems) doctrine, and safety-critical systems
• > Knowledge of functional safety standards (ISO 26262, IEC 61508) and MIL-STD specifications

03 / Required Experience

• Minimum 5 years in robotics or ground vehicle engineering, with at least 3 years leading multi-disciplinary UGV teams
• Experience designing and fielding autonomous or semi-autonomous ground platforms
• Track record in perception systems integration: LiDAR, radar, vision, IMU and sensor fusion
• Demonstrated expertise in autonomous navigation, path planning and situational awareness
• Experience with defence procurement cycles and ground vehicle qualification
• Knowledge of V2X communication, C2 architectures and interoperability with aerial systems is an asset

04 // TECHNICAL COMPETENCY INDEX

UGV ARCHITECTURE

MOBILE ROBOTICS

AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION

SENSOR FUSION

LIDAR & RADAR

COMPUTER VISION

PATH PLANNING

DRIVE-BY-WIRE SYSTEMS

VEHICLE DYNAMICS

POWER & PROPULSION

C2 INTERFACES

STANAG 4586

ROS / ROS2

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

FUNCTIONAL SAFETY

FIELD T&E