Autonomy Systems Engineer — Vehicle Autonomy & Safety

Textron; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 124,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work life balance: every other Friday

30 days annual leave

Pension

Life assurance

Employee Assistance Program

Textron University training

Eye care scheme

Perks at Work discounts

Onsite golf course

Vaccination voucher

Job summary

Textron is seeking an Autonomy Systems Engineer to develop and integrate the onboard autonomy stack for Jacobsen vehicles in Ipswich. You will focus on vehicle-level integration, safety-critical architecture and embedded implementation, moving prototypes toward production-ready autonomous platforms.

Responsibilities include leading integration of perception, localisation, planning and control; designing safety systems; and delivering sensor integration and field validation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics/Mechatronics or similar.
• A minimum of two years’ experience in autonomous or robotic systems integration, or similar roles.
• Strong understanding of functional safety (ISO 13849 / ISO 12100).
• Experience with embedded systems and real-time control;
• Knowledge of sensor systems and vehicle interfaces (CAN).
• Hands-on experience with system testing and validation.
• Self-motivating and able to work with low levels of supervision to defined objectives.
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration of the autonomy stack (perception, localisation, planning, control) onto vehicle platforms.
• Design and implement safety systems, including safety controllers and safe stop functionality.
• Develop and integrate embedded software and vehicle control interfaces (CAN, drive-by-wire).
• Define and deliver sensor integration (LiDAR, radar, cameras, GPS/IMU).
• Execute vehicle-level testing and validation, including field trials.
• Support functional safety activities (HARA, safety case, certification readiness).
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Functional safety

Embedded systems

Real-time control

CAN interfaces

Sensor systems

Testing & Validation

Attention to detail

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Electrical Engineering / Robotics

Tools

ROS2

Robotics software stacks

Job description

Textron is seeking an Autonomy Systems Engineer to develop and integrate the onboard autonomy stack for Jacobsen vehicles in Ipswich. You will focus on vehicle-level integration, safety-critical architecture and embedded implementation, moving prototypes toward production-ready autonomous platforms.

Responsibilities include leading integration of perception, localisation, planning and control; designing safety systems; and delivering sensor integration and field validation.