Junior Autonomy & Sensor Fusion Engineer (USVs) Equity

Blue Ops; Florida; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Ops seeks a motivated Junior Autonomy & Sensor Fusion Engineer to support development, testing, and validation of autonomous USVs. You will work with navigation systems, GNSS, radar, sensor fusion, ROS 2, and AI-enabled perception.

This hands-on role combines software, embedded systems, robotics, and field testing on real maritime hardware. You will learn advanced autonomy alongside senior engineers and contribute to practical maritime AI and navigation challenges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/EE/Robotics or related field, or equivalent demonstrated technical experience.
• Foundational Python proficiency.
• Familiarity with Linux development environments.
• Understanding of GPS/GNSS, navigation principles, and sensors.

Responsibilities

• Assist with GNSS/GPS receivers and positioning system integration and testing.
• Develop Python utilities for sensor data processing, filtering, visualization, and diagnostics.
• Support ROS 2 nodes, services, topics, and system integration.
• Work with NVIDIA Jetson edge-computing platforms.
• Participate in laboratory, simulation, dockside, and field testing.

Skills

Python

Troubleshooting

Git

Communication

Learning agility

GNSS basics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/EE/Robotics or related field

Tools

ROS 2

NVIDIA Jetson

Docker

CMake

colcon

Git

Job description

Blue Ops seeks a motivated Junior Autonomy & Sensor Fusion Engineer to support development, testing, and validation of autonomous USVs. You will work with navigation systems, GNSS, radar, sensor fusion, ROS 2, and AI-enabled perception.

This hands-on role combines software, embedded systems, robotics, and field testing on real maritime hardware. You will learn advanced autonomy alongside senior engineers and contribute to practical maritime AI and navigation challenges.