Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208)

What you'll do

• Lead technical delivery of autonomy capabilities from architecture through field deployment, including mission autonomy, payloads, flight-control interfaces, and multi-agent behaviors.
• Define integration approaches and influence architecture and interfaces across aircraft, autonomy, perception, and ground-control subsystems.
• Drive release readiness and support flight tests, customer demonstrations, and operational deployments.

What they ask for

• BS/MS in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
• Expert C++ and Linux development experience.
• Experience leading complex autonomy or embedded software integration efforts and influencing technical direction across multiple engineering teams.
• Experience supporting operational test events or customer deployments; ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.

Nice to have

• Experience with Group 3 UAS or VTOL aircraft, custom autopilot integration, EO/IR or ViDAR integration, or long-endurance ISR missions.
• Docker, ARM embedded systems, and CI/CD experience; mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives.

Pay

USD 195,200–292,800 per-year-salary; base salary

Tools

C++, Linux, Docker, ARM embedded systems, CI/CD, HivemindSDK, GCS, C2

AI focus

Develop, integrate, validate, and field autonomy software for unmanned aircraft, including mission autonomy, perception capabilities, and multi-agent behaviors.