Localization Integration Engineer

NCSL International; Clarksburg, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

PTO

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) match

Equity

Company holidays

Job summary

Forterra seeks a Localization Integration Engineer to deploy and scale navigation software across vehicle platforms. You’ll work with state estimation and navigation engineers to ensure GNSS/INS localization stack performs across diverse vehicles, sensors, and compute platforms.

This hands-on role focuses on integration, system debugging, platform bring-up, and interface development, with occasional on-site travel for vehicle bring-up and testing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s in engineering or related field.
• Experience with robotics systems, autonomy, or embedded platforms.
• Ability to debug and integrate complex navigation software.

Responsibilities

• Integrate localization software onto new vehicle platforms and compute environments.
• Bring up and validate GNSS/IMU/encoder sensors and other navigation sensors.
• Develop and maintain hardware/software interfaces (sensor drivers, communication interfaces).
• Debug system-level issues from sensor inputs to state estimation outputs.
• Support vehicle testing, data collection, and performance validation.
• Collaborate with state estimation engineers to tune configurations.
• Build tools and scripts to support calibration, validation, and performance analysis.
• Coordinate software versioning and platform dependencies with DevOps for reproducible releases.
• Occasionally travel to support on-site vehicle bring-up and testing.

Skills

State estimation concepts (EKF UKF)

Vehicle testing & field debugging

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Engineering, Robotics, CS or related field

Tools

ROS2

CAN / Ethernet / Serial interfaces

Job description

About Forterra

At Forterra, we are unleashing autonomy at scale to transform the battlefield. Our mission is to build the foundational platforms that enable an intelligent ecosystem to coordinate, adapt, and execute with speed and precision even in the uncertainty and disruption of modern conflict. In an era marked by rapid technological change and evolving threats, we design for flexibility, survivability, and operational dominance.

Forterra delivers weapons, sensors, and battlefield effects through integrated autonomous networks reaching operational areas faster, safer, and without placing human lives at risk. Our systems operate with distributed control, dynamic routing, and real-time responsiveness, enabling sustained advantage across complex mission environments.

About the role

Forterra is seeking a Localization Integration Engineer to help deploy and scale our navigation and localization software across new vehicle platforms and hardware configurations. This role is focused on integration, system-level debugging, platform bring-up, and interface development.

You will work closely with our state estimation and navigation algorithm engineers to ensure our GNSS/INS-based localization stack performs reliably across diverse vehicles, sensors, and compute platforms.

This is an ideal role for an engineer who enjoys hands-on system integration, debugging complex issues in real-world environments, and building robust interfaces between hardware and software systems.

What you'll do

• Integrate Forterra's localization software onto new vehicle platforms and compute environments.
• Bring up and validate new GNSS, IMU, encoder, and other navigation sensors.
• Develop and maintain hardware/software interfaces (e.g., encoder processor modules, new sensor drivers, communication interfaces).
• Debug system-level issues across the stack — from sensor inputs through state estimation outputs.
• Support vehicle testing, data collection, and performance validation.
• Collaborate with state estimation engineers to tune configurations and resolve integration-specific issues.
• Build tools and scripts to support calibration, validation, and performance analysis.
• Coordinate localization software versioning and platform-specific dependencies, working closely with DevOps to ensure reliable and reproducible releases.
• Occasionally travel to support on-site vehicle bring-up and testing.

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, or related field.
• 28 years of relevant experience in robotics, autonomy, automotive, or embedded systems.
• Understanding of state estimation concepts (EKF, UKF) sufficient to support integration and debugging.
• Experience with vehicle testing and field debugging.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with ROS2 or similar middleware.
• Experience deploying localization or robotics software to new platforms.
• Experience developing hardware drivers or communication interfaces (CAN, Ethernet, serial, etc.).

US Salary Range
$130,000—$180,000

The salary range for this role is an estimate and is based on a wide variety of compensation factors. The salary offered to candidates will vary based on a variety of factors including (but not limited to) relevant work experience, education, specialized training, critical expertise, training, and more. Equity in Forterra is included in most of our full-time, high-demand roles and is therefore considered part of Forterra's overall compensation package. In addition to base salary and equity, Forterra offers competitive benefits for full-time employees including:

• Premium Healthcare Benefits: Three plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents.
• Basic Life/AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance plans 100% covered by Forterra, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December.
• Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year.
• A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption.
• A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.
• Fully stocked beverage refrigerators with all the Celsius your little heart desires.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, Roth 401(k), and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%.

CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY - This position may require eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance. For more information about U.S. Security Clearances: click here.

Forterra is an equal-opportunity employer, providing and promoting equal employment opportunity in all personnel practices. Forterrans are unique, talented individuals who are united through a shared passion to deliver autonomous systems that enable national resilience and a robust supply chain.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any factor, including veteran and disability status, and criminal history, in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws.

Forterra is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.

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