Software Engineer II, Mission Interface

What you'll do

• Design and optimize interfaces for mission planning, updates, telemetry, and vehicle status monitoring; lead real-time software development.
• Translate system requirements into software architectures, algorithms, verification artifacts, and simulation and testing frameworks.
• Collaborate across teams, mentor peers, and support safety-critical software quality and production releases.

What they ask for

• Strong C++ skills (C++14/17 or later) for real-time, safety-critical, or high-performance applications.
• Knowledge of vehicle dynamics and kinematic models.
• 5+ years experience architecting, designing, and implementing embedded software solutions, including optimization, testing, and documentation.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering or related technical field plus 4+ years of experience; or Master’s Degree in a related technical field plus 0-3+ years of experience.

Nice to have

• 2–5 years of professional Python development experience.
• Experience with robotic/autonomous frameworks (ROS/ROS2, Autoware, Apollo, etc.) and communication protocols like CAN and Ethernet.

Pay

$139,000 — $166,800 USD (total pay)

Tools

C++14/17, Python, Datadog, Tableau, Foxglove, ROS/ROS2, Autoware, Apollo

AI focus

Contribute to integrating machine learning techniques where appropriate, including route-rerouting, learned cost models, behavior prediction, and reinforcement learning for tactical decision making.