Embedded Autonomy Engineer for UAV Hardware

Applied Intuition; Sunnyvale, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health, dental, vision insurance

401k with employer match

Learning and wellness stipends

Paid time off

Job summary

Applied Intuition in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to design and integrate complex autonomy and vehicle intelligence systems. You will work across hardware and software domains, deploying autonomy algorithms in SIL, HIL and live environments.

This role may be located in Fort Walton Beach, FL if preferred. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust hardware-software integrations, perform troubleshooting, and provide customer-facing demonstrations,

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Robotics, CS or related engineering field.
• 3+ years hands-on experience with robotic systems.
• Experience with C++.
• Experience integrating autonomy/robotics products with Pixhawk autopilots (ArduPilot and/or PX4).
• Experience integrating with communication busses & protocols: UART/RS232/RS422/RS485, SPI/QSPI, I2C, Ethernet.
• Experience developing in Docker, containerized deployment environments, and using Linux-based operating systems (e.g., RHEL, Ubuntu).
• Experience using git, Visual Studio Code, GitLab.
• Willingness to travel frequently for on-site integration and demonstrations (estimated 10-20%).
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Adapt and develop modular and agile autonomy capabilities across diverse defense problems.
• Integrate and deploy autonomy solutions onto embedded Linux and other hardware platforms, including interfacing with sensors and collecting data.
• Troubleshoot complex integration and software issues to ensure high reliability and performance.
• Integrate autonomy software into hardware in collaboration with autonomy engineers that supports full integration with aircraft autopilots, datalinks, sensors, PNT/GPS/INS, ground control stations, etc.
• Support live flight test of autonomy software on group 1-5 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
• Collaborate with 3rd party UAS vehicle vendors on the integration of Applied autonomy software onto OEM UAS hardware.
• Conduct system-level setup, testing, and validation, including software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop evaluations.
• Collaborate with autonomy engineers to implement service-oriented-architecture software and inter-process messaging systems for autonomous UASs.

Skills

C++

Robotics systems

Communication protocols

Git/VS Code/GitLab

Education

BS or MS in Robotics, Computer Science or related engineering field

Tools

Pixhawk autopilots

Docker

Linux

Git

Visual Studio Code

GitLab

Job description

Applied Intuition in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to design and integrate complex autonomy and vehicle intelligence systems. You will work across hardware and software domains, deploying autonomy algorithms in SIL, HIL and live environments.

This role may be located in Fort Walton Beach, FL if preferred. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust hardware-software integrations, perform troubleshooting, and provide customer-facing demonstrations,