Autonomy Software Engineer II - Flight Robotics

AV; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AV is seeking a Software Engineer II (Applications) to build mission systems software for uncrewed aircraft. You will own features end to end, from design through testing and deployment, in a fast-moving robotics team.

You will work on vision-based navigation, autonomy, and integration of sensors on live aircraft, with mentorship from senior engineers and opportunities to impact real flight software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• 2–5 years of software development experience or strong related work.
• Proficiency in C++ (C++11/17), Python, or C with OO design.
• Comfortable developing on Linux.
• Writes tests and debugs code; curious about how and why things work.
• Familiarity with git and modern development tooling (IDEs, debuggers, CI/CD).
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills.
• Willingness to travel locally (Occasionally).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and test onboard Linux software powering AV's vision-based navigation, autonomy, and mission systems for uncrewed aircraft
• Integrate sensors, processors, and other robotics systems onto real aircraft – and see it fly
• Own features end to end: from design and implementation through automated testing and deployment
• Participate in software design reviews and contribute ideas to how the team builds and ships
• Turn detailed software requirements and algorithm designs into working, well-tested code
• Collaborate closely with other software developers, reusing and improving shared software across multiple programs
• Learn fast in a hands-on environment with senior mentorship
• Tackle problems of moderate scope, using good judgment to figure out the right approach
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

C++ (C++11/17)

Python

Linux

Git

Tests & debugging

CI/CD

Mathematics

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math, or Physics

Tools

Docker

CI/CD tooling

Job description

AV is seeking a Software Engineer II (Applications) to build mission systems software for uncrewed aircraft. You will own features end to end, from design through testing and deployment, in a fast-moving robotics team.

You will work on vision-based navigation, autonomy, and integration of sensors on live aircraft, with mentorship from senior engineers and opportunities to impact real flight software.