Autonomy Systems Engineer – Robotics & Safety Integrations

Textron; Ipswich; On-site; AUD 123,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work life balance with every other Fri

30 days annual leave

Competitive pay, reviewed annually

Enhanced Company pension

Life assurance 4x annual salary

Employee Assistance Program

Textron University training platform

Eye care scheme

Perks at Work discounts

Onsite golf course and football pitch

Winter flu vaccination voucher

Job summary

Textron Specialized Vehicles' Jacobsen division seeks an Autonomy Systems Engineer to join the Ipswich team. You will develop and integrate the onboard autonomy stack for Jacobsen vehicles, focusing on vehicle-level integration, safety-critical architecture, and embedded implementation.

You will lead integration of perception, localisation, planning and control, design safety controllers, and work with CAN and drive-by-wire interfaces, LiDAR/radar/cameras, GPS/IMU, and perform field testing and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics/Mechatronics or similar.
• Minimum of two years' experience in autonomous or robotic systems integration.

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

CAN

system testing

self-motivated

attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS / EEng / Robotics

Tools

ROS2

Sensor fusion

Safety controllers

Off-highway/automotive systems

Job description

Textron Specialized Vehicles' Jacobsen division seeks an Autonomy Systems Engineer to join the Ipswich team. You will develop and integrate the onboard autonomy stack for Jacobsen vehicles, focusing on vehicle-level integration, safety-critical architecture, and embedded implementation.

You will lead integration of perception, localisation, planning and control, design safety controllers, and work with CAN and drive-by-wire interfaces, LiDAR/radar/cameras, GPS/IMU, and perform field testing and