Senior Staff Software Engineer Autonomous Pilot Integration

You will develop and integrate autonomy software for unmanned platforms and lead technical direction across related programs. You will prepare mission-ready systems, diagnose full-stack integration issues, support live tests, define interoperability strategy, mentor senior engineers, and improve deployment and testing processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and integrate autonomy software for unmanned platforms
• Set technical direction and common autonomy implementation patterns across programs
• Lead architecture decisions with engineering, customer, standards, and external platform stakeholders
• Mentor senior engineers and team leads
• Drive design reviews, architecture documents, post-mortems, and engineering rigor
• Own build, configuration, validation, and release preparation for mission-ready systems
• Support live mission operations, safety checks, system bring-up, and troubleshooting at test sites
• Diagnose integration issues across autonomy stacks, payload computers, and embedded systems
• Capture mission data, reproduce issues in simulation, and drive fixes into subsequent builds
• Build tools and processes that improve integration timelines, reliability, and efficiency
• Set command-and-control interoperability strategy and implement applicable standards
• Define senior-role hiring strategy and onboard senior engineers

Requirements

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a similar discipline, or equivalent practical experience
• 10+ years of related experience with a bachelor's degree, 9 years with a master's degree, or 7 years with a PhD
• C++ proficiency and experience with real-time or latency-sensitive systems
• Linux development, embedded systems, shell scripting, and system diagnostics experience
• Familiarity with autonomy or robotics middleware, pub-sub, or IPC frameworks
• Experience supporting field or mission tests for unmanned or autonomous systems
• Experience with autonomy simulation environments
• Experience leading multiple teams or cross-program initiatives through fielded delivery
• Experience shaping architecture decisions, interface contracts, and standards across teams
• Ability to obtain a SECRET clearance

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity