Drone Autonomy Engineer - Stack & Hardware Integration

applied; Fort Walton Beach (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Applied Intuition, Inc. seeks a Software Engineer (Drone Stack Team) to architect and field autonomous systems that bridge hardware and software.

You will bring autonomy stacks to life on real vehicle platforms, perform SIL/HIL evaluations, and support live testing in the field, collaborating with teams across the company to deliver dependable, scalable autonomy capabilities for defense and commercial customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Robotics, Computer Science, or related field; 3+ years robotics experience.
• Proficiency in modern C++ with Docker, Linux (Ubuntu/RHEL), Git, GitLab, and Visual Studio Code.
• Hands-on integration of robotics or autonomy products with Pixhawk-family autopilots (ArduPilot/XD4).

Responsibilities

• Build modular autonomy capabilities for defense missions on embedded Linux and compute platforms.
• Integrate autonomy software with vehicle hardware and build SOA software and inter-process communication.
• Perform SIL/HIL bring-up, testing, and live flight testing across UAVs (Group 1-5).
• Diagnose and resolve software and integration issues to maintain performance.
• Engage with DoD engineers and UAS vendors to deploy autonomy software on aircraft hardware.

Skills

Robotics experience

Customer-focused

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Robotics/CS

Tools

Docker

Linux (Ubuntu/RHEL)

Git

GitLab

Visual Studio Code

Pixhawk autopilots

Job description

Applied Intuition, Inc. seeks a Software Engineer (Drone Stack Team) to architect and field autonomous systems that bridge hardware and software.

You will bring autonomy stacks to life on real vehicle platforms, perform SIL/HIL evaluations, and support live testing in the field, collaborating with teams across the company to deliver dependable, scalable autonomy capabilities for defense and commercial customers.