Staff Engineer, Software - Autonomous Aircraft Integration

• Lead integration and deployment of autonomous software capabilities onto unmanned aircraft and related flight platforms.
• Integrate software with onboard computing, sensors, avionics, communications, and vehicle control interfaces.
• Configure, build, and validate integrated systems in preparation for flight testing and operational demonstrations.
• Provide hands-on technical support during flight-test events, including system startup, readiness verification, troubleshooting, and issue resolution.
• Diagnose complex hardware/software integration problems across embedded computing and autonomy environments.
• Support collection, processing, and evaluation of flight-test data to identify system issues and opportunities for performance improvements.
• Partner with software, autonomy, guidance/navigation/control, systems engineering, and test teams throughout integration and validation activities.
• Develop scripts, utilities, and processes that improve system testing, deployment, diagnostics, logging, and integration efficiency.
• Contribute to system verification, technical documentation, airworthiness, certification, and other applicable compliance activities.
• Travel to company, customer, and flight-test locations as required to support integration and operational events.

The engineer will play a key role in bringing autonomous capabilities from development into operational aircraft environments, including integrating software with onboard computing, sensors, avionics, and vehicle interfaces. This is a hands-on position that requires strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to support systems in fast-paced field and flight-test environments., Clearance: Must be eligible to obtain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance. Clearance eligibility requirements may include U.S. citizenship., * Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline; equivalent relevant experience may also be considered.

• Typically 7+ years of relevant professional experience with a bachelor’s degree, 5+ years with a master’s degree, or comparable advanced education and experience.
• Strong programming experience with C++ and Python.
• Hands-on experience developing, integrating, or troubleshooting embedded and real-time systems.
• Strong working knowledge of Linux, including command-line tools, shell scripting, system configuration, and diagnostics.
• Understanding of sensor integration, sensor fusion, and distributed or robotics middleware technologies such as ROS or DDS.
• Experience supporting live system demonstrations, flight tests, field exercises, or other real-world integration events.
• Familiarity with modeling and simulation environments used to test or validate complex aerospace or defense systems.
• Strong systems-level troubleshooting skills across software and hardware interfaces.
• Ability to communicate effectively and collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering and test organizations.
• Ability and willingness to travel approximately 30-40%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience integrating or testing unmanned aerial systems (UAS/UAVs) or other autonomous vehicles.
• Experience with autonomy architectures, flight-control software, avionics, or guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) systems.
• Hands-on knowledge of electronics, sensor interfaces, avionics integration, or aircraft system bring-up.
• Experience building automation for testing, system health monitoring, data logging, or post-test analysis.
• Previous experience supporting Department of Defense customers, demonstrations, or technical reviews.
• Familiarity with UCI and OMS standards or similar defense system integration frameworks.
• Experience with aerospace simulation and validation tools such as AFSIM, NGTS, or comparable platforms.

Estimated Min Rate: $87.50 Estimated Max Rate: $125.00

What’s In It for You? We welcome you to be a part of the largest and legendary global staffing companies to meet your career aspirations. Yoh’s network of client companies has been employing professionals like you for over 65 years in the U.S., UK and Canada. Join Yoh’s extensive talent community that will provide you with access to Yoh’s vast network of opportunities and gain access to this exclusive opportunity available to you. Benefit eligibility is in accordance with applicable laws and client requirements. Benefits include:

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• MetLife Voluntary Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
• Referral Bonus Programs
• Certification and training opportunities