Autonomy Engineer

As an Autonomy Engineer you will be the accountable owner of one or more functions within our autonomy system. You will execute projects cross-functionally alongside mechanical, electrical, back-end software, and autonomy software engineers, with input from product requirements, metrics, safety, and user research. This role is critical for successfully launching our autonomous airfield operating system.

Responsibilities:

• Define ODD & KPIs: Help establish rigorous Key Performance Indicators and operational constraints within the Operational Design Domain to quantify autonomy success.
• System Decomposition: Decompose complex autonomous behaviors (Perception, Planning, Control) into modular sub-functions and technically prioritize them against the product roadmap.
• Validation & Regression: Architect comprehensive testing pipelines, including Unit, Integration, Hardware-in-the-Loop and Software-in-the-Loop tests, to establish statistical confidence in code stability.
• Collaborative Field Validation: Join the test engineering team in the field to execute validation plans, performing real-time debugging and root-cause analysis on physical hardware to close the loop between code and reality.
• Cross-Stack Optimization: Collaborate with Hardware and Software teams to define compute budgets and high-level requirements.
• Technical Interface: Act as the bridge between organizations, defining clear APIs to resolve system-level dependencies with minimal context switching for core engineers.
• Edge Case Analysis: Proactively identify performance bottlenecks and long-tail edge cases, utilizing data-driven insights to address architectural gaps before they impact scalability.
• Nationwide Deployment & Commissioning: Travel to customer sites across the US to lead Site Acceptance Testing and system commissioning, ensuring the autonomy stack performs reliably in diverse, real-world environments.
• Production Implementation: Design, code, and deploy production-quality C++/Python software for ground robots, interfacing directly with RTOS, drivers, and middleware (ROS2, DDS).

Qualifications:

• MS degree in a technical field (mechanical, aerospace, electrical, or computer engineering, engineering physics, or computer science) or a BS degree in one of those fields with 2+ years of professional experience
• Professional programming experience in C++ and Python
• Experience with ROS 2, git, Docker, Linux and bash scripting
• Experience with core ground vehicle autonomy concepts including: localization, odometry, mapping, perception, and control
• Experience or familiarity with common robotic sensor types including camera, lidar, radar, ultrasonic, GPS, IMU, etc. and the integration thereof
• US citizen

Bonus Qualifications:

• 5+ years of technical experience in a relevant field.
• 2+ years of experience in technical product management, ideally in the field of robotics or software.
• Ability to collaborate with internal partners and users to solve complex cross-functional problems and use influence to generate great outcomes.
• Established skills in distilling ambiguous problem spaces into compelling product visions.
• Experience developing production-grade robotics products and/or autonomous vehicle software.
• Experience integrating sensors into autonomous systems.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100, $140,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• programming in C++ and Python: 3 years (Required)
• ROS 2, git, Docker, Linux and bash scripting: 3 years (Required)
• core ground vehicle autonomy concepts : 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person