Autonomy and Robotics Software Engineer

Mach Industries; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Mach Industries, based in Huntington Beach, California, seeks an Autonomy Software Engineer to develop cutting-edge autonomous defense platforms. The successful candidate will design and deploy software systems essential for perception, localization, and mission autonomy across various product lines.

Qualified applicants should possess strong software engineering skills in C++ and Python, with experience in system deployment and robotics. The compensation range is $125K - $220K, and the role offers comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of practical experience as a software engineer.
• Experience with state estimation and sensor fusion.
• High standards for validation through metrics and field testing.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement production autonomy software.
• Analyze logs and simulation results to debug failures.
• Work closely with hardware and ML teams.

Skills

Modern C++ on Linux

Python for tooling and analysis

Deep technical strength in perception or planning

Education

Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in relevant field

Tools

MTL Computing

Simulation tools

Job description

About Mach Industries

Founded in 2022, Mach Industries is a rapidly growing defense technology company focused on developing next‑generation autonomous defense platforms. With a workforce of approximately 220 employees, we operate with startup agility and ambition. Our vision is to redefine the future of warfare through cutting‑edge manufacturing, innovation at speed, and unwavering focus on national security.

The Role

Mach Industries is building an AI‑forward autonomy stack for contested environments where GNSS and other sensing may be unavailable, degraded, or denied. As an Autonomy Software Engineer, you will design, build, and deploy the software systems that power perception, localization, navigation, planning, and mission autonomy across our product lines. This is a broad role for engineers who are deeply technical in one domain and highly effective across adjacent ones.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and ship production autonomy software in modern C++ on Linux, with Python for tooling, analysis, and ML workflows.
• Build and integrate capabilities across perception, localization, sensor fusion, navigation, planning, and embedded inference.
• Take systems from prototype through simulation, software‑in‑the‑loop, hardware‑in‑the‑loop, flight test, and deployment.
• Analyze logs, simulation results, and test data to debug failures, improve robustness, and drive rapid iteration.
• Develop evaluation pipelines, metrics, and tooling for accuracy, latency, drift, handoff stability, and mission‑level performance.
• Work closely with hardware, sensing, flight test, and ML teams to integrate algorithms onto real platforms.
• Optimize software and models for real‑time deployment on embedded compute under tight SWaP and latency constraints.
• Design systems for degraded operation, fault detection, graceful degradation, and uncertainty‑aware decision‑making in contested environments.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, Machine Learning, or a related field, or 3+ years of equivalent practical experience as a software engineer.
• Strong software engineering skills in modern C++ on Linux and Python for tooling, analysis, or ML.
• Proven ability to take systems from research or prototype into reliable deployment on hardware.
• Deep technical strength in at least one core domain such as perception, localization and state estimation, navigation, planning, machine learning, or embedded autonomy.
• Experience building and debugging real‑world robotics, autonomy, or embedded software systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with state estimation, SLAM, VIO, GNSS/INS fusion, relocalization, or multi‑sensor fusion.
• Experience with perception systems for detection, segmentation, tracking, pose estimation, or classification in challenging real‑world conditions.
• Experience training, fine‑tuning, or deploying ML models for autonomy applications.
• Experience bringing up complex embedded systems across sensors, compute, vehicle interfaces, and autonomy software on embedded Linux or RTOS platforms.
• Experience with motion planning, mission autonomy, or decision‑making under uncertainty.
• Strong engineering judgment across system‑level tradeoffs including latency, accuracy, robustness, and operational reliability.
• High standards for validation through metrics, simulation, logs, and field testing.
• Experience with simulation, HITL, synthetic data, and sensor modeling.
• Experience in contested or degraded environments, including RF denial, GNSS degradation, low‑light or night operations, or high‑vibration platforms.
• Strong data and infrastructure practices, including dataset versioning, reproducible pipelines, CI‑based validation, and evaluation tooling.

Disclosures

This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Please note that any offer for employment may be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export control laws and regulations without sponsorship for an export license.

Mach participates in E‑Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I‑9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Mach is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, Veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws.

Compensation Range: $125K - $220K

Mach offers benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, and opportunities for professional development.