> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/4682393-staff-software-engineer-autonomy-behaviors-r4588](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/4682393-staff-software-engineer-autonomy-behaviors-r4588). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md).

---

# Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Behaviors (R4588)

- **Company:** American College Of Addictionology And Compulsive Disorder Inc
- **Location:** Boston, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Code Review, Programming Tools, R (Programming Language), Issue Tracking Systems, Motion Planning, Peer-To-Peer (P2P), Release Management, Robotic Automation Software, Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Software Systems, Subsystems, Systems Integration, Multi-Agent Systems, Information Technology, DO-178B, Software Version Control
- **Published:** November 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/staff-software-engineer-autonomy-behaviors-r4588-boston-ma--acd2b308-72ac-48b4-9725-a64bc7276ac2

## About the Role

Software Engineering, R Programming Language, Simulation, YouTube, LinkedIn, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Technical Support, Aerospace and Defense, Technical Operations, International Operations, * BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field

 * Proficient in production-level C++ software development
 * 7+ years' experience in one or more of the following: software sub-system scheduling and integration, behavior planning, task and resource allocation, motion planning, optimization, or flight controls
 * Experience with collaborative software development tools for version control, issue tracking, code reviews, and release management
 * Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams, set technical direction, and manage full project lifecycles from concept to deployment
 * Capacity to learn and grow individually, while mentoring junior team members effectively, building team cohesion and capacity
 * Desire to work in a highly collaborative, fast paced, enthusiastic, and mission-centric environment
 * Capacity to act as the technical owner for an entire software system, including stakeholder engagement, requirements definition, roadmap management, team co-ordination, design, implementation, sustainment, and evolution
 * Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:
*

 * Experience across a breadth of technology readiness levels (TRLs) and demonstration of bridging concepts from research-grade to operationally ready
 * Experience with mission systems integration, and ideally, hands-on experience supporting integration events and/or flight demonstrations
 * Experience across a multitude of application areas, including but not limited to:
 * Collaborative mission planning, behavior planning, synchronized teaming
 * Automated red force vs blue force tactics
 * Motion planning across a variety of vehicle classes, kinematic constraints, and team compositions
 * Weapons target assignment, Sensor target pairing, sensor-centric control laws
 * Collision avoidance, geofencing, and safety-monitoring
 * Experience in more than one operational effect (e.g., strike, air combat, surveillance, reconnaissance, etc.) and more than one associated domain (e.g., air, space, maritime, ground, etc.)
 * Experience with FOSS software that is commonly used in robotic systems (e.g., ROS, OMPL, optimization solvers, etc.)
 * Experience with simulation tools and environments (e.g., AFSIM, NGTS) for testing and validation
 * Familiarity with practical aspects of navigation and communications systems
 * Experience across the product delivery lifecycle, from emerging opportunity through system acceptance, deployment, and sustainment
 * Familiarity with systems engineering methodologies
 * Familiarity with high-assurance software development processes (e.g., DO-178C or equivalent MIL-STD's)

## Description

* Implement and test behaviors that enable multi-agent coordination, target engagement, reconnaissance, and survivability in contested scenarios
 * Work throughout the entire of the software development lifecycle, from requirements capture through design, implementation, verification, and validation, utilizing tools and workflows consistent with collaborative high-quality software development
 * Champion a product-line mindset in technology road-mapping and to enable reuse of behaviors across multiple projects and portfolios
 * Utilize your software and systems expertise to architect behaviors as scalable software subsystems, that may interact directly or indirectly with a breadth of system components (e.g., sensor processing, state estimation, peer-to-peer communications, contingency management, actuation, and payload interfacing)
 * Leverage internal product and program-specific engineering teams to rapidly deliver state-of-the-art capabilities to vehicle platforms (whether internally and externally owned), with a clear path towards architecture and capability evolution over time
 * Collaborate with external teams, aligning on interfacing requirements between diverse systems, often working closely with vehicle integration teams and associated operational subject matter experts (e.g., fighter pilots, UAV operators, etc.)
 * Act as a subject matter expert for software engineering, representing software equities in a multi-stakeholder environment including engineering, business and sales leadership.
 * Travel to co-locate with end-users and/or other teams up to 20% of the time