Drone Autonomy Engineer: Hardware/Software Stack

Applied Intuition; Washington; On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

401k with employer match

Paid time off

Job summary

Applied Intuition, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer (Drone Stack Team) to architect and field advanced autonomy and vehicle intelligence systems on real vehicle platforms.

You will own end-to-end hardware-software integration, ship dependable capabilities, and perform SIL/HIL evaluations with DoD and commercial customers. This role requires hands-on robotics work, strong C++, Docker, and Linux skills, with ~10-20% travel and U.S. citizenship for security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Robotics, Computer Science, or related engineering discipline and 3+ years hands-on robotics experience

Responsibilities

• Architect and field autonomy and vehicle intelligence systems on real platforms
• Own end-to-end hardware-software integration for autonomy stacks
• Perform SIL and HIL bring-up, testing, and validation
• Collaborate across teams and with DoD and OEM partners
• Travel 10-20% for on-site integrations and demos

Skills

Modern C++

Docker

Linux

Git/GitLab

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Robotics or CS

Tools

GitLab

Ubuntu/RHEL

VS Code

PX4

ArduPilot

Job description

Applied Intuition, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer (Drone Stack Team) to architect and field advanced autonomy and vehicle intelligence systems on real vehicle platforms.

You will own end-to-end hardware-software integration, ship dependable capabilities, and perform SIL/HIL evaluations with DoD and commercial customers. This role requires hands-on robotics work, strong C++, Docker, and Linux skills, with ~10-20% travel and U.S. citizenship for security clearance.