Lead Autonomy Engineer - Multi-Agent Systems

George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex; Bryan (TX); On-site; USD 63,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex at Texas A&M University System Offices seeks a Research Engineer IV to lead multi-agent autonomy development, integrating diverse platforms from UGVs to UAVs and autonomous helicopters.

The role emphasizes architecting software for autonomy stacks, prototyping algorithms, and deploying ROS2 on embedded hardware in a field-testing environment at RELLIS. Strong C++/Python skills and system debugging are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science or related field.
• Six years of related experience.
• Experience designing and implementing multi-agent coordination or path-planning frameworks.
• Experience conducting technical trade-off studies between hardware (sensors/compute) and sensor fusion strategies.

Responsibilities

• Designs, implements, and optimizes complex software architectures for multi-agent coordination, serving as a primary contributor to the BCDC autonomy stacks.
• Generates prototype code and innovative algorithmic concepts to accelerate development cycles, providing technical breakthroughs to overcome project bottlenecks.
• Produces high-performance, efficient code (Python/C++) subject to computational and resource constraints for embedded hardware and ROS2 middleware.
• Develops and refines perception and navigation stacks for a diverse fleet including UTVs, UGVs, UAVs, and autonomous helicopters.
• Leads hands-on troubleshooting and debugging of high-level system failures, maintaining stability of integrated autonomy systems.
• Directs and participates in developing multi-level simulation environments to validate algorithmic performance and field deployment.
• Leads exploration and selection of sensing and compute hardware, balancing SOTA performance with economical sensor fusion strategies.
• Leads ROS2 node integration across heterogeneous air and ground assets, ensuring hardware-software interoperability.

Skills

ROS2

C++

Python

Multi-agent coordination

System architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/related field

Tools

Linux

Job description

George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex at Texas A&M University System Offices seeks a Research Engineer IV to lead multi-agent autonomy development, integrating diverse platforms from UGVs to UAVs and autonomous helicopters.

The role emphasizes architecting software for autonomy stacks, prototyping algorithms, and deploying ROS2 on embedded hardware in a field-testing environment at RELLIS. Strong C++/Python skills and system debugging are essential.