Senior Autonomous Systems Engineer

As a Senior Autonomous Systems Engineer, you'll own the autonomy integration layer across simulation and flight. You'll work closely with GNC and CV specialists-who own the core algorithms-to implement, integrate, test, and deploy autonomy behaviors on real vehicles.This is a senior role with system-level ownership, not a narrowly scoped feature role.

• Design, build, and own the autonomy stack on top of a vanilla ArduPilot flight control implementation, issuing guidance commands from a companion computer
• Develop and maintain the end-to-end autonomy pipeline, covering:
• Gazebo-based simulation
• SITL, HITL, and real-world flight testing
• CI/CD pipelines that validate autonomy in simulation before release
• Build tooling for scenario automation, regression testing, and HITL validation
• Implement autonomy behaviors including target tracking, interception guidance, and autonomous mission ownership
• Integrate GNC, perception, and mission logic into reliable, end-to-end systems
• Contribute to on-board software for navigation, communications, and health monitoring
• Own system bring-up, debugging, and verification in Linux-based environments
• Collaborate closely with the Drone Engineer during flight trials and post-flight data analysis
• Take ownership of testing strategy and validation for autonomy systems

Do you have experience in Raspberry Pi?, Core Skills

• Deep background in software engineering for robotics or autonomous systems
• Proven ability to own complex systems end-to-end, from architecture through flight validation
• Strong Python experience in production systems (our current autonomy stack is Python)
• Comfortable working in Linux-based environments
• Hands-on systems mindset: bring-up, debugging, and making things work in the real world
• Practical networking experience, including:
• LTE modems / dongles
• Wi-Fi access point setup
• Basic network hardening and reliability for field operations
• Diligent, precise engineering style with a bias toward robustness over cleverness

Nice to haves

• C++ experience - We expect to migrate performance-critical parts of the autonomy stack to C++ over time
• Embedded systems experience (e.g. Nvidia Jetson, Raspberry Pi)
• Experience with HITL or SITL setups
• Familiarity with flight control firmware or autopilot architectures (ArduPilot, PX4, or similar)
• Exposure to computer vision pipelines and autonomy-adjacent data workflows
• A1-A3 or A2 drone license(Not required, but supported and considered a perk of the role)