Jobs at Augmented Intelligence (AUI) Inc.

Plans and delivers IT projects from initiation through closure, managing scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, vendors, stakeholders, and implementation activities. Coordinates technology deployments, integrations, upgrades, testing, governance, and change management while tracking milestones and communicating progress. Maintains project documentation and applies Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies. The role requires cross-functional collaboration, strong organizational and communication skills, and up to 20% domestic travel.

Provides enterprise technology architecture and strategic leadership for scientific computing infrastructure, including high-performance storage, advanced networking, large-scale data processing, and geographically distributed research environments. Develops architectural standards, roadmaps, designs, technology evaluations, and modernization strategies supporting petabyte- and exabyte-scale scientific datasets. Guides engineering and operations teams while translating scientific requirements into scalable, resilient, secure, and cost-effective infrastructure solutions.

Leads the Observatory’s enterprise cybersecurity program, including strategy, governance, risk management, security operations, incident response, policies, controls, and remediation. Builds a mature security operating model, assesses vulnerabilities, coordinates cross-functional technical improvements, manages investments and vendors, and reports cybersecurity posture and risks to leadership. The role balances security requirements with scientific openness, high-performance computing, research collaboration, and operational flexibility.

Leads enterprise compute, virtualization, storage, backup, and recovery services. Supervises technical staff, establishes operational standards and service objectives, oversees infrastructure reliability and capacity planning, manages vendors and budgets, develops recovery procedures and dashboards, and drives automation and continuous improvement across geographically distributed organizational locations.

Leads the Online Software group supporting telescope data acquisition, scheduling, observation preparation, and system integration. Responsibilities include supervising software staff, recruiting, performance management, resource allocation, succession planning, stakeholder coordination, software lifecycle oversight, technical direction, integration, testing, releases, and engineering process improvement. The role requires collaboration with scientists, engineers, operations teams, and project stakeholders in an Agile environment.

Manages the visitor journey, membership program, donor stewardship, and visitor-facing systems. Develops newsletters, promotional materials, direct mail, email campaigns, and online content while overseeing ticketing, kiosks, CRM platforms, reporting, and data management. Supports visitor marketing, membership renewals, communications, and advancement initiatives. The role requires strong copywriting, communication, organizational, database, and customer service skills, along with compliance, transportation, physical activity, and work authorization requirements.

Manages daily corporate accounting operations, including accounts payable, billing, accounts receivable, cash management, reconciliations, journal entries, and financial close processes. Supports audits, tax filings, internal controls, accounting policy development, and Deltek Costpoint administration. Supervises three employees, oversees vendor and payment processes, and serves as a customer and vendor contact. Requires progressive accounting and government contracting experience.

Leads all phases of the North American ALMA2040 project, providing scientific, technical, and programmatic direction. Responsibilities include organizing NRAO and community activities, leading Decadal Survey efforts, coordinating international partners, working with funding agencies, managing stakeholders, and providing project status reports. The role also allows time for independent astronomical research and requires domestic and international travel.

Oversee systems engineering processes for ALMA telescope upgrade projects across the full lifecycle. Review architectures, requirements, subsystem designs, and technical documents; develop integration, verification, and validation plans; manage system reviews and configuration processes; coordinate with international partners; and participate in system integration and testing.

Supports the Zone Regulatory Services Manager by reviewing RF transmitter applications, verifying technical specifications, maintaining application databases, analyzing frequency compatibility, and using interference data to recommend mitigation. The role involves researching FCC and NTIA requirements, coordinating frequency requests, and discussing transmitter design, testing, and troubleshooting with engineers and technical staff.

Design, develop, test, and maintain real-time online software controlling radio telescope systems. Translate scientific observing parameters into hardware configurations and commands, model domain constraints, diagnose cross-system issues, document requirements and designs, and support code reviews, testing, and releases for mission-critical observatory facilities.

Leads business and administrative operations for NRAO’s New Mexico activities. Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, procurement and vendor coordination, facilities support, policy compliance, process improvement, reporting, external partner management, and staff supervision. The role serves as a senior business partner to local operations leadership and requires regular in-person presence across New Mexico locations, with occasional travel to other NRAO sites.

Develop, test, maintain, and document real-time monitor and control software for radio telescopes. Responsibilities include interfacing with hardware and electronics, modeling antenna and instrument configurations, implementing validation rules, diagnosing distributed-system issues, supporting mission-critical 24/7 facilities, and collaborating with scientists, engineers, and telescope operators.

Leads complex, high-value acquisitions supporting scientific, engineering, construction, and capital programs. Develops acquisition strategies, procurement justifications, cost and price analyses, negotiation positions, contractual instruments, and award documentation. Administers procurements through closeout while advising technical teams, Finance, Legal, leadership, sponsors, and external stakeholders. Applies Federal procurement requirements, Uniform Guidance, NSF requirements, and organizational policies. The role is based in Albuquerque with periodic domestic and international travel.

Provides reception and general office support, including greeting visitors, monitoring access, answering calls, managing guest house reservations, handling petty cash, coordinating meetings and facility use, maintaining records and directories, processing mail, updating lobby displays, and performing clerical duties. The role requires professionalism, confidentiality, accurate recordkeeping, customer service, and proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Lead systems engineering for the ngVLA Computing and Software System. Responsibilities include managing software requirements and traceability, defining interfaces and architectures, supporting verification and validation, applying MBSE and SysML/UML modeling, preparing design reviews, and connecting configuration and change management with Agile software practices. The role collaborates with architects, developers, hardware teams, and distributed project stakeholders in a research and development environment.