Staff Engineer, Software Autonomy Applications
Provides customer-facing technical expertise for integrating and deploying Hivemind autonomy software across unmanned platforms. The role requires 7+ years of industry experience, strong modern C++ and Python skills, and experience in applications engineering and startup environments.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Become an expert user of the Hivemind Enterprise Autonomy Software Development Kit.
- Develop AI and autonomy applications using Hivemind for unmanned platforms across air, sea, land, and space.
- Deploy Hivemind AI infrastructure at customer sites.
- Provide technical training to customers for their autonomy development efforts.
- Assist customers in integrating Hivemind autonomy with their vehicles and platforms.
- Help customers debug software and API integration issues.
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to address customer feedback and improve products.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation and training materials.
- Assist the sales team with complex technical customer queries.
- Travel to and stay at customer sites as required, approximately 30% of the time.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field.
- 7+ years of industry experience.
- 3+ years of experience in an integration or applications engineering role.
- 3+ years of experience working in a startup environment.
- Strong software engineering background.
- Strong proficiency in modern C++.
- Intermediate proficiency in Python.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in the defense aviation or robotics industry.
- Experience building and running a small enterprise software applications or solutions engineering team.
Example Projects
- Autonomous teaming drones.
- Teaming between helicopters and drones.
- Autonomy on robotic dogs.
- AI on fighter jets.
Skills
C++, Python, Hivemind Sdk, AI, Autonomy, Software Engineering, API Integrations, Enterprise Software, Robotics, Unmanned Platforms
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