This section contains examples of organizations that have advertised openings or are experiencing growth relating to uncrewed systems, organized by operational domain and system type.
Disclaimer: Inclusion of a company in this document does not represent endorsement by or support from ERAU. The intended purpose of this information is to provide examples of companies who currently are or have previously advertised related positions; provision of this information creates no warranty as to any listed company or website. Choosing a job is the applicant’s decision; please use caution and common sense.
Air and Space-Based Uncrewed Systems
The following organizations have identified career/job opportunities or perceived growth associated with uncrewed systems in the air or space operational domains, including UAS, drones, remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), optionally piloted aircraft (OPA), electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL), and uncrewed exo-atmospheric space systems.
- AeroVironment
- Airbus UTM
- Alion Science and Technology
- Amazon – Prime Air
- Applied Research Associates
- Archer Aviation
- ARIA Insights
- Arcturus UAV
- Autonodyne
- BAE Systems
- Boeing (including Insitu and Aurora Flight Sciences)
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- CACI International
- CDI Corporation
- CIRCOR Aerospace and Defense
- Collins Aerospace
- Crane Aerospace & Electronics
- DCS Corporation
- Decisive Analytics Corporation
- DJI
- Draper Labs
- DroneSense
- Dynetics
- ENSCO
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FLIR Systems
- Flirtey
- Freefly Systems
- General Atomics
- General Dynamics
- GE Aviation
- Gryphon Technologies
- Honeywell Aerospace
- Huntington Ingalls Industries
- Intel
- Iris Automation
- Joby Aviation
- KBR
- Kespry
- Kittyhawk
- Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems
- L3Harris
- Leidos
- Lilium Aviation
- Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Marotta Controls
- Matternet
- Measure
- MITRE
- Modern Technology Solutions
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Northrop Grumman Corporation
- OneALPHA Corporation
- PAE
- Paradigm Precision
- Pinnacle Solutions
- PrecisionHawk
- Raytheon
- Rolls-Royce
- SAIC
- Scientific Systems
- Sensata Technologies
- Sierra Nevada Corporation
- Skydio
- Skycatch
- SRC
- System Dynamics International
- Swift Navigation
- TechINT Solutions Group
- Terracon Consultants, Inc
- Textron (including Bell and Textron Systems)
- ThoughtWorks
- Trimble
- U.S. Department of Defense (including US Air Force, Army, and Naval Research Laboratories and DARPA)
- Verizon
- WhiteFox Defense
- Wisk
- Wing – Google X
- Zipline
Ground-Based Uncrewed Systems
The following organizations have identified career/job opportunities or perceived growth associated with robotic or uncrewed ground-based systems, including stationary and mobile robotics, uncrewed ground vehicles (UGV)s, and autonomous, self-driving, and connected automobiles and transportation systems.
- ABB
- Alion Science and Technology
- Amazon Robotics
- AMP Robotics
- Applied Intuition
- Applied Research Associates
- Aptiv
- Argo AI
- ARi
- Audi of America
- Aurora Innovation
- Autonomous Solutions
- Baidu Intelligent Driving Group
- Barret Technology
- BMW of North America
- Boeing
- Bosch Group
- Bossa Nova Robotics
- Boston Dynamics
- Brain Corporation
- Brooks Automation
- CBRE
- ClearMotion
- Clearpath Robotics
- Cruise
- Continental AG
- Corning
- Daimler
- Deloitte
- DiDi Labs
- Diligent Robotics
- Embark
- Energid
- FANUC Corporation
- Fetch Robotics
- FLIR Systems
- Ford Motor Company
- General Motors
- Honda Motor Company
- HoneyBee Robotics
- IBM
- Intuitive Surgical
- iRobot Corporation
- John Deere
- KUKA Robotics Corporation
- Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Locus Robotics
- Lowe’s Innovation Labs
- Luminar
- Lyft Level 5
- Motional
- Myomo
- National Robotics Engineering Center
- Nauto
- Northrop Grumman
- Nuro
- Omron Robotics and Safety Technologies
- Optimus Ride
- PACCAR
- Piaggio Fast Forward
- Picknik
- Pony.ai
- QinetiQ North America
- Sarcos Corporation
- Savioke
- Scientific Systems
- Seegrid Corporation
- Southwest Research Institute
- Sphero
- Starsky Robotics
- ST Engineering Aethon
- Tesla Motors
- Toyota Research Institute
- TuSimple
- Uber Advanced Technologies Group
- U.S. Department of Defense (including US Air Force, Army, and Naval Research Laboratories and DARPA)
- Vecna Robotics
- Volvo
- Voyage
- Waymo
- Yaskawa America
- Zoox
Maritime-Based Uncrewed Systems
The following organizations have identified career/job opportunities or perceived growth associated with maritime-based uncrewed systems, including autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV), remotely operated vehicles (ROV), uncrewed surface vessels (USV), and uncrewed undersea (or underwater) vessels (UUV).
- Alion Science and Technology
- BAE Systems
- Boeing (Liquid Robotics)
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- Boston Engineering Corporation
- Cardinal Point
- Deep Ocean Engineering
- EdgeTech
- Exocetus Autonomous Systems
- Fugro
- General Dynamics (including Bluefin Robotics)
- Gibbs and Cox
- Helix Energy Solutions
- Huntington Ingalls Industries
- L3Harris
- Leidos
- Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Kongsberg (Hydroid)
- Kraken Robotics
- Maritime Applied Physics Corporation
- Oceaneering International
- Peraton
- QinetiQ
- SAIC
- Saildrone
- Scientific Systems
- SeaRobotics
- SeeByte
- Serco
- Subsea 7
- STS International
- Technadyne
- Teledyne Technologies Incorporated
- Textron Systems
- The John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
- Triton Systems
- U.S. Department of Defense (including US Air Force, Army, and Naval Research Laboratories and DARPA)
- VideoRay
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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About the Author
Dr. Brent Terwilliger
Associate Professor, College of Aviation
Dr. Brent Terwilliger
Brent A. Terwilliger Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Aeronautics and the Program Coordinator of the MS in Unmanned Systems degree at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), Worldwide campus, College of Aviation. Dr. Terwilliger earned a Ph.D. in Business Administration in Aviation from Northcentral University (2012), as well as a Master’s of Aeronautical Science (2005) and B.S. in Aerospace Studies (2000) from ERAU. He has more than a decade of experience in defense contracting, supporting several federal-level customers, including the U.S. Postal Service for automated sortation technologies and the U.S. Air Force, Army, and Navy on a wide variety of simulation training systems. As a tenured faculty member at ERAU, Dr. Terwilliger has has authored more than 25 peer-reviewed publications, presented research findings at international venues, and provided unmanned system expertise across televised, print, and digital media. He previously served as the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Aviation and as the Program Chair for the launch of the online MS in Unmanned and Autonomous Systems Engineering program at ERAU-Worldwide. He currently represents ERAU as a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)’s Emerging Technologies committee, a Director of the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)’s Florida Peninsula Chapter, a Co-PI on a National Science Foundation-funded IUSE project, and member of the Federal Aviation Administration-funded ASSURE UAS A50 research project.
