Senior Robotics Software Engineer — Autonomy for Tractors

Ornata Technologies; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ornata Technologies is building the remote operations platform for agriculture. You will design and own the embedded and edge software that keeps autonomous tractors operating safely and reliably in the field, reporting to the CTO.

This senior role focuses on safety-critical systems, fault tolerance, and robust autonomy in demanding outdoor environments. In the first 90 days you will understand Ornata's autonomy stack and begin shipping improvements to edge software with confidence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in embedded robotics or autonomous platforms.
• Strong C/C++ and Python programming.
• Degree in Robotics, Computer, Electrical, or Mechatronic Engineering.
• Experience with safety-critical or fault-tolerant systems.
• Experience with HIL testing and automated validation.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement tractor safety systems with failsafes and redundancy.
• Develop high-reliability edge software for microcontrollers.
• Contribute to localisation, path planning, and control.
• Design perception pipelines using LiDAR and cameras with sensor fusion.
• Build robust telemetry and cloud communication.
• Lead hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Implement on-device diagnostics and logging.

Skills

Embedded systems

Robotics

C/C++

Python

Localization

Path planning

Safety-critical

Fault-tolerant systems

HIL testing

Linux

Sensor fusion

Education

Robotics, Computer, Electrical, or Mechatronic Engineering

Tools

ROS/ROS2

ArduPilot

Gazebo

NVIDIA Jetson

Buildroot/Yocto

CAN bus (J1939)

Job description

Ornata Technologies is building the remote operations platform for agriculture. You will design and own the embedded and edge software that keeps autonomous tractors operating safely and reliably in the field, reporting to the CTO.

This senior role focuses on safety-critical systems, fault tolerance, and robust autonomy in demanding outdoor environments. In the first 90 days you will understand Ornata's autonomy stack and begin shipping improvements to edge software with confidence.