# Software Integration Engineer

**Company:** [Forterra](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/forterra)
**Location:** Arlington, VA
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Salary:** $110k – $135k/yr
**Skills:** C++, Python, Java, Ros2, Robotics, Autonomous Systems, Embedded Programming, Software Integration, Path Planning, Real-Time Operating Systems
**Posted:** 2026-02-08

> Software Integration Engineer designs, develops, and deploys autonomy software for robotics and ground vehicles used in national security missions. Requires strong C++/Python skills, hardware integration experience, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

## Job Description

## What you'll do
- **Bring autonomy into real operations**: Integrate and deploy autonomy stack on customer hardware platforms and validate in real-world conditions.
- **Build with users and stakeholders**: Work across organization and with end-users to deliver new behaviors, payload integrations, and mission use-cases.
- **Optimize the full system**: Take holistic view of autonomous vehicle behavior across sensing, compute, controls, and subsystems to drive performance improvements.
- **Close the loop from test to deploy**: Analyze test results, identify issues and root causes, collaborate with teams to resolve.
- **Improve the core autonomy stack**: Detect performance shortfalls, shape solutions, implement enhancements with cross-functional teams.
- **Connect product needs to R&D execution**: Partner with business development and engineering to translate customer requirements into capabilities.
- **Travel**: 10-25% or 25-50% depending on preference; ability to commute to Arlington, VA as needed.

## Qualifications
- B.S. in computer science, engineering, robotics, or related field or relevant experience
- Experience in integrating software on hardware products
- Strong programming skills in **C++**, **Python**, or **Java**
- Solid core software engineering skills: software design, unit testing, debugging
- Ability to deliver production-quality software in continuously integrated environment
- Strong understanding of algorithms, data structures, and software design principles
- Clean, maintainable code and documentation practices

## Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in software development for robotics and autonomous systems
- Experience with **ROS2**
- Experience with state machines and motion/path planning
- Knowledge of navigation, mapping algorithms, and robot perception
- Familiarity with real-time operating systems and embedded programming

## Compensation
**US Salary Range**: $110,000—$135,000

Competitive benefits including premium healthcare, 401(k) with 4% match, 20 days PTO, 7 weeks parental leave, tuition reimbursement.

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