Autonomous Systems Engineer - Real-World Robot Navigation

Textron Specialized Vehicles; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc. in Augusta, GA is seeking an engineer to develop localization, navigation, and control for autonomous vehicles. You will work on GNSS/RTK, LiDAR, IMU, and sensor fusion to enable robust autonomous operation.

You will implement behavior planning, motion planning, and vehicle control, optimize embedded performance, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to define features and requirements, while supporting field testing and deployment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Software Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency in Python and C++ with ROS2 experience.
• Experience with autonomous navigation and field testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain vehicle localization architecture using GNSS/RTK, LiDAR, visual localization, inertial navigation, and sensor fusion.
• Develop behavior planning, motion planning, and vehicle control algorithms for autonomous navigation.
• Optimize computational performance, latency, and resources on embedded platforms.
• Develop and maintain system requirements, interface specifications, and validation plans.
• Integrate autonomous hardware and software with vehicle electrical, controls, and sensor systems.
• Support field testing and debugging to ensure reliability in real-world conditions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leads to define features and product requirements.

Skills

NAV2 autonomy

Sensor fusion

Real-time robotics

Field debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Software Engineering or related field

Tools

Python

C++

ROS2

Job description

Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc. in Augusta, GA is seeking an engineer to develop localization, navigation, and control for autonomous vehicles. You will work on GNSS/RTK, LiDAR, IMU, and sensor fusion to enable robust autonomous operation.

You will implement behavior planning, motion planning, and vehicle control, optimize embedded performance, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to define features and requirements, while supporting field testing and deployment.