NODA AI
Senior Autonomy Engineer
Austin · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 13, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years developing autonomy or robotics systems.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship is required, along with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance. Export-control eligibility also includes lawful permanent residents, protected individuals, or others eligible to obtain required authorizations.
About the job
Designs and implements autonomy systems for adaptive orchestration of heterogeneous unmanned vehicles, translating AI-generated mission plans into safe, executable behaviors.
What you'll do
- Build autonomy modules for path planning, task allocation, behavior execution, navigation, and control across vehicle fleets.
- Integrate autonomy with AI-driven mission planning, world modeling, and event-driven middleware; optimize performance for edge hardware.
- Validate autonomy through simulation-in-loop and hardware-in-loop testing, supporting safety and reliability for field deployment.
What they ask for
- 6+ years experience developing autonomy or robotics systems.
- Proficiency in C++ and Python; hands-on experience with event-driven/pub-sub middleware such as Zenoh, MQTT, or DDS.
- Background in motion planning, navigation, and control; experience with state estimation, sensor fusion, and autonomy validation.
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.
Nice to have
- Proficiency in Rust.
- Experience with multi-agent coordination and swarm robotics.
Tools
C++, Python, Zenoh, MQTT, DDS, Jetson, Raspberry Pi, Gazebo
AI focus
Integrates AI-driven mission planning and reasoning with autonomy systems; ensures AI-generated plans are executable, explainable, and safe.
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