Embedded Drone Autonomy Engineer (UAV Stack)

Speedrun Talent Network; Fort Walton Beach (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

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

You will deliver end-to-end solutions with SIL/HIL, live flight testing, and collaboration with DoD and OEM partners, traveling for on-site integrations as needed. This in-office role emphasizes hands-on robotics work, with opportunities to shape scalable autonomy capabilities across defense and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Robotics, Computer Science, or a related engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of hands-on robotics experience spanning hardware, software, and systems integration.
• Proficiency in a modern programming language (modern C++ is required), with development experience in Docker, containerized deployments, and Linux distributions such as Ubuntu or RHEL, and comfort with everyday tooling like git, GitLab, and Visual Studio Code.
• Hands-on integration of robotics or autonomy products with Pixhawk-family autopilots (ArduPilot and/or PX4), plus working knowledge of common communication buses and protocols: UART/RS232/RS422/RS485, SPI/QSPI, I2C, and Ethernet.
• Exposure to real-time, edge, and safety-critical computing in SIL, HIL, test, and operational settings, paired with strong communication skills and a customer-first approach to project delivery.
• Ability to travel for on-site integrations and demos (roughly 10-20%); U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Architect and field advanced autonomy and vehicle intelligence systems, bridging hardware and software.
• Collaborate with autonomy engineers to integrate software with vehicle hardware and create service-oriented architectures for autonomous UAS.
• Perform system-level bring-up, SIL/HIL evaluation, and participate in live flight testing across UAVs.
• Diagnose and resolve complex software and integration problems to keep systems dependable.
• Engage with DoD domain experts and partner with UAS vendors to deploy autonomy software on OEM aircraft hardware.

Skills

Robotics experience

SIL/HIL bring-up

Travel readiness

Security clearance eligible

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Robotics/CS

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Docker

Git/GitLab

VS Code

CMake

Bash

Linux (Ubuntu/RHEL)

PX4/ArduPilot

Job description

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

You will deliver end-to-end solutions with SIL/HIL, live flight testing, and collaboration with DoD and OEM partners, traveling for on-site integrations as needed. This in-office role emphasizes hands-on robotics work, with opportunities to shape scalable autonomy capabilities across defense and