Executive Leadership
Reporting directly to VTTI's Executive Director, the Director of the Division of Freight, Transit, & Heavy Vehicle Safety (DHVY) at VTTI is a critical senior leadership role that directly impacts VTTI's mission of “saving lives, enhancing efficiency, and protecting the environment to improve transportation through research and development, education, and helping implement solutions”. With responsibility for managing approximately 25% of VTTI's research portfolio, the Director of DHVY will lead a team that solves complex and impactful heavy-vehicle challenges through deployment, testing, analysis, education and outreach.
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Division of Data & Analytics
VTTI is seeking qualified, ambitious data analysts interested in answering complex questions surrounding mobility. Having personnel that can wear many hats and contribute across the broad spectrum of research projects is critical.
Division of Freight, Transit, and Heavy Vehicle Safety
The Division of Freight, Transit, and Heavy Vehicle Safety (DHVY), a research-focused group within VTTI, seeks qualified and ambitious engineering, human factors or traffic safety professionals with a strong background in psychology, safety, and/or vehicle technology.
This position seeks candidates who demonstrate significant project leadership and management experience in transportation research or related fields. They have an aptitude for solving complex problems through the application of advanced research and development techniques, and conducting research and publishing results in an ethical manner.
Division of Technology Development & Deployment
The IT Support Technician role involves supporting the day-to-day onsite information technology needs of designated departments within the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute with approximately 400+ computers, servers, and end users.
VTTI seeks an ambitious Senior Research Associate, or Research Associate, to join an established and talented team that is making an impact in autonomous vehicle research. As a member of the team, you'll enable research into all levels of vehicle systems and deploy autonomous vehicles for research purposes. This engineer will develop software for autonomous vehicle control and perception, advanced data acquisition, human/machine interaction, and much more.
Division of Technology Implementation
VTTI seeks a qualified, ambitious senior web and mobile application developer who is interested in answering complex questions surrounding connected and automated vehicle systems.
The Technical Manager facilitates the efficient operations and execution of the projects and initiatives in the Division for Technology Implementation's research portfolio. This position provides project-level financial management of resources and may include the supervision of faculty, staff, and/or students, and interactions with external sponsors to support the development and implementation of innovative transportation technologies, research support services, and data management systems in support of VTTI's mission.
The Technology Implementation Researcher will lead the planning and execution of VTTI's multi-partner smart communities, connected and automated vehicle deployment, and associated programs in the Northern Virginia region.
Division of Vehicle, Driver, & System Safety
VTTI seeks a qualified, ambitious Mechanical Systems Engineer interested in answering complex questions surrounding automated vehicle systems. The candidate should be an experienced engineer capable of working independently and with multidisciplinary teams to conduct and support cutting-edge research.
