Senior Staff Software Engineer Autonomous Pilot Integration Weapons

You will set technical direction for launched-effects autonomy, integration patterns, architecture, and fleet-scale deployment. You will lead cross-functional engineering work, prepare systems for deployment, resolve complex integration issues, support operational events, and develop senior technical talent.

Responsibilities

• Define technical direction, integration patterns, architecture, and engineering strategy for launched effects
• Guide development and integration of mission autonomy and multi-agent deployment capabilities
• Build technical partnerships with autonomy, perception, autopilot, command-and-control, and customer stakeholders
• Lead architecture reviews, interface standards, ICDs, and post-mortems
• Guide release planning, deployment strategies, mission validation, and operational readiness
• Provide technical leadership during flight tests, demonstrations, and operational exercises
• Resolve complex autonomy integration issues across software, embedded systems, networking, and platform interfaces
• Drive improvements to testing infrastructure, integration workflows, developer experience, and mission reliability
• Define command-and-control interoperability strategy and open-systems standards
• Mentor senior engineers and define hiring standards for senior roles

Requirements

• BS/MS in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent practical experience
• 10+ years of relevant experience
• Expert-level C++ and Linux systems development experience
• Experience defining technical strategy across multiple engineering teams or programs
• Experience influencing architecture and solving highly complex autonomy integration challenges
• Experience mentoring senior engineers and driving engineering excellence
• Ability to obtain a SECRET clearance

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity