Lead Software Engineer – Autonomous Aerial Systems

Orbaerospace

Lowell (MI)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 210,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance
3% employer 401k match
Disability and life insurance
Pilot license support
Continuing education supporting
Annual global demos

Job summary

Orb Aerospace is building software‑hardware integrated air platforms with a focus on autonomy and edge compute. You will lead design and development of microelectronics, sensors, and firmware, primarily using Rust.

The role is in‑person in the Midwest, requiring leadership of a small software team, collaboration across disciplines, and the implementation of modern DevOps practices to ship reliable autonomous systems.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years in a strongly typed language, Rust preferred.
  • Proficiency in Linux development environment.
  • Strong data structures, algorithms and code optimization knowledge.
  • Experience with autonomous systems, robotics, and real-time networks.

Responsibilities

  • Design and integrate autonomy into edge computing systems.
  • Develop and test software in Software‑in‑the‑Loop and Hardware‑in‑the‑Loop environments.
  • Leverage mesh network hardware to support real‑time communication.
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary project teams.
  • Lead and mentor a small software team while balancing multiple projects.
  • Implement modern DevOps practices.

Skills

Rust programming
Linux development
Data structures & algorithms
Embedded systems
Autonomous systems
SLAM
Robotics/ROS
Vision systems/OpenCV
Localization
Control systems

Education

BS or MS in CS/EE

Tools

ROS
OpenCV

Job description

Orb Aerospace is building software‑hardware integrated air platforms with a focus on autonomy and edge compute. You will lead design and development of microelectronics, sensors, and firmware, primarily using Rust.

The role is in‑person in the Midwest, requiring leadership of a small software team, collaboration across disciplines, and the implementation of modern DevOps practices to ship reliable autonomous systems.

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