Senior Autonomy Integration Engineer

Responsibilities

• Integrate autonomy software onto unmanned aircraft systems across onboard compute, sensors, and control interfaces.
• Own system build, configuration, and validation for flight-ready systems.
• Coordinate hardware and software compatibility and mission readiness.
• Travel to test sites to support live flight operations, including safety checks, system bring-up, and time-critical troubleshooting.
• Diagnose and resolve integration issues across autonomy software stacks and embedded systems in laboratory and field environments.
• Manage mission data collection and post-test analysis to refine autonomous behaviors and identify improvements.
• Collaborate with autonomy, GNC, systems, and test teams to deliver and validate mission-critical functionality.
• Build tools and processes to improve integration timelines, flight-test reliability, and team efficiency.
• Assist with documentation and system-level validation for certification, airworthiness, and compliance.
• Travel typically 30–40% of the year to office locations, customer sites, and flight integration events.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a similar field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Typically 7 years of related experience with a bachelor's degree, 5 years with a master's degree, 4 years with a PhD, or equivalent work experience.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python.
• Familiarity with real-time operating systems (RTOS).
• Proficiency in Linux-based development, embedded systems, shell scripting, and system diagnostics.
• Knowledge of sensor integration, sensor fusion, and middleware frameworks such as ROS and DDS.
• Hands-on experience supporting flight demonstrations or live exercises.
• Experience with simulation tools and environments for testing and validation.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience supporting unmanned aerial systems or similar flight-test campaigns.
• Familiarity with autonomy stacks, flight-control systems, or GNC pipelines.
• Experience with sensor integration, electronics debugging, or avionics bring-up.
• Experience developing automation tools for system testing, logging, and data parsing.
• Comfort interfacing with DoD stakeholders during field events or technical reviews.
• Experience with UCI and OMS standards.