Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Space (R5360)

What you'll do

• Lead technical direction and evolve autonomy capabilities and architectures across the space portfolio; mentor engineers and translate customer needs into design approaches.
• Develop optimization, tasking and scheduling, target assignment, motion-planning, and control capabilities; build and test high-performance software for platform integration.
• Collaborate on deployment and testing with cross-functional teams, analyze mission logs, and contribute research and autonomy roadmaps.

What they ask for

• BS/MS in a listed or similar engineering or computer science discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Typically 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; 9 years with a Master’s degree; 7 years with a PhD; or equivalent work experience.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python, familiarity with RTOS, and significant background in robotics, motion planning, decision-making, or autonomous systems.
• Significant unmanned-systems experience, simulation experience, and ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.

Nice to have

• Experience across multiple aerospace domains, or across classical control, optimization, and applied ML/RL.
• Collaborative behaviors or swarm robotics experience; familiarity with relevant DoD or government programs; or hands-on integration, demo, or live-exercise support.

Pay

USD 220,800–331,200 per-year-salary; base salary

Tools

C++, Python, RTOS, AFSIM, NGTS

AI focus

Develops autonomy for satellites and missile-defense applications, including distributed optimization, automated tasking and scheduling, track fusion, rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO), motion and behavior planning, and applied ML/RL as a preferred area.