Staff Software Engineer Autonomy Capabilities

You will design, implement, test, and deploy autonomy software for unmanned aircraft. You will create behavior architectures, integrate planning and decision-making capabilities, use machine-learning methods alongside classical autonomy, analyze mission data, collaborate across disciplines, and support field testing and program needs.

Responsibilities

• Design tactical autonomy algorithms for unmanned aircraft
• Develop high-performance planning, decision-making, and behavior-execution software
• Implement and test multi-agent behavior architectures
• Integrate classical autonomy with machine-learning methods
• Collaborate with perception, planning, simulation, hardware, and flight-test functions
• Deploy capabilities and validate them through field tests and flight demonstrations
• Analyze mission logs and performance data
• Research and prototype algorithms for autonomy roadmaps
• Adapt autonomy solutions to program, compliance, and operational needs
• Travel to offices, customer sites, and flight integration events

Requirements

• Degree in computer science, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, robotics, mechanical engineering, or a related field
• Production-level C++ software development proficiency
• At least 7 years of experience in software integration, behavior planning, task and resource allocation, motion planning, optimization, or flight controls
• Experience with version control, issue tracking, code review, and release-management tools
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage projects from concept to deployment
• Ability to mentor junior team members
• Ability to own a software system, including stakeholder engagement, requirements, roadmap, design, implementation, and sustainment
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret clearance

Benefits

• Bonus
• Benefits
• Equity