Senior Application Engineer - Autonomous Rail (Hybrid)

Futurail; Strasbourg; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

VSOP program

Hybrid work

Work from anywhere 15 days/year

Job summary

Futurail, a leading autonomy-focused tech startup, is seeking a Senior Application Engineer to work from the Strasbourg office. You will customize, integrate, and test our autonomy stack for French and Western European customers, collaborating across hardware and software domains.

The role requires strong embedded software skills (C/C++, Python), experience with perception sensors, and fluency in French and English. Travel to Munich and customer sites is expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of proven experience in developing code and managing software/hardware projects.
• Experience in customer-facing roles and formalizing customer requirements.
• Experience in embedded software (C/C++, Python) and software engineering processes.
• Knowledge of perception sensors (LiDAR, camera, radar) and onboard computer systems.
• Experience in robotics, autonomous vehicles, or rail environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage integration and deployment projects in collaboration with customers.
• Implement interface and customized software to integrate our product for customers.
• Develop and field-test application-specific features for autonomous train control.
• Define and execute system validation and tests to customer acceptance.
• Collaborate with sales to prepare demos and technical proposals; identify upsell opportunities.
• Proactively identify and resolve challenges to drive team and company growth.

Skills

Embedded software

C/C++

Python

System integration

Customer-facing

French-English bilingual

Tools

LiDAR sensors

Camera sensors

Radar sensors

Onboard computer systems

Job description

Futurail, a leading autonomy-focused tech startup, is seeking a Senior Application Engineer to work from the Strasbourg office. You will customize, integrate, and test our autonomy stack for French and Western European customers, collaborating across hardware and software domains.

The role requires strong embedded software skills (C/C++, Python), experience with perception sensors, and fluency in French and English. Travel to Munich and customer sites is expected.