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Senior Software Engineer Autonomous Pilot Integration Emerging Domains

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Description

You will develop and integrate autonomy software for emerging aircraft, maritime, space, and logistics platforms. You will integrate platform, autopilot, payload, and sensor systems; validate systems through simulation and live testing; troubleshoot hardware and software issues; support field events; and improve integration tools and processes.

Responsibilities

  • Establish autonomy capabilities on new platforms and mission areas
  • Develop and integrate autonomy software for emerging-domain platforms
  • Integrate platform, autopilot, payload, and sensor systems
  • Develop mission behaviors, multi-agent coordination, and platform-specific control
  • Validate systems through software, hardware, vehicle, and live testing
  • Partner with platform, autonomy, perception, GCS, and customer teams
  • Contribute to design reviews, interface control documents, integration planning, and post-mortems
  • Build, configure, validate, and prepare mission-ready systems
  • Support flight tests, maritime trials, ground testing, demonstrations, and operational exercises
  • Diagnose integration issues across autonomy software, embedded systems, and platform interfaces
  • Capture mission data and reproduce issues in simulation
  • Implement and validate command-and-control interfaces

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent practical experience
  • 5+ years of relevant experience
  • Proficiency in C++ and Linux-based development
  • Experience integrating embedded or real-time software systems
  • Experience supporting integration, testing, or operational field events
  • Systems-level problem-solving skills
  • Ability to obtain a Secret clearance

Benefits

  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Temporary benefits package after 60 days of employment

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