Senior Real-Time Autonomy Software Engineer

Ocean Infinity; Southampton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Ocean Infinity in the United Kingdom is seeking multiple Senior Software Engineers to provide technical leadership and shape the software architecture underpinning our autonomous marine platforms, including AUVs and USVs used in demanding, data-scarce environments.

You will contribute to real-time control, safety, autonomy and mission execution, delivering reliable, high‑performance software for navigation, system health and sensor integration, while collaborating with field teams and undergoing

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in C++11 or later for safety-critical applications.
• Experience with real-time/embedded systems and Linux-based platforms.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Developing and refining real-time control systems for high-speed autonomous surface and underwater vehicles
• Writing reliable software for navigation, mission execution, fault management, and sensor integration
• Designing communications interfaces (serial, satellite, acoustic) and handling low bandwidth or lost links
• Building safety-critical subsystems including fallback modes and health monitoring
• Collaborating with field teams to test, iterate, and validate software in operational conditions
• Participating in design reviews, simulations, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and sea trials
• Integrating new sensors and equipment with our C2 system

Skills

C++11+

Real‑time systems

Linux workflows

Git

Team collaboration

Ownership

Safety & quality

C++11+

Tools

ROS1/ROS2

RTOS

Embedded Linux

Git

Job description

Ocean Infinity in the United Kingdom is seeking multiple Senior Software Engineers to provide technical leadership and shape the software architecture underpinning our autonomous marine platforms, including AUVs and USVs used in demanding, data-scarce environments.

You will contribute to real-time control, safety, autonomy and mission execution, delivering reliable, high‑performance software for navigation, system health and sensor integration, while collaborating with field teams and undergoing