Localization Systems Integration Engineer

Forterra; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium Healthcare Benefits

Generous PTO (20 days)

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Winter break

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Forterra is seeking a Localization Integration Engineer to deploy and scale GNSS/INS localization across new vehicle platforms and hardware configurations. You will collaborate with state estimation and navigation engineers to ensure robust performance across diverse sensors and compute environments.

This role involves hands-on system integration, debugging complex issues in real-world settings, and building robust interfaces between hardware and software.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Engineering, Robotics, CS, or related field.
• 2–8 years in robotics, autonomy, automotive, or embedded systems.
• Understanding of EKF/UKF state estimation for integration and debugging.
• Experience with vehicle testing and field debugging.

Responsibilities

• Integrate localization software onto new vehicle platforms.
• Bring up and validate GNSS, IMU, encoders and other sensors.
• Develop hardware/software interfaces (e.g., encoder processors, new sensors).
• Debug system-level issues from sensors through state estimation outputs.
• Support vehicle testing, data collection and performance validation.
• Collaborate with state estimation engineers to tune configurations.
• Build tools for calibration, validation, and performance analysis.
• Coordinate localization software versioning and platform dependencies with DevOps.
• Occasionally travel to support on-site vehicle bring-up and testing.

Skills

State estimation concepts

Vehicle testing

Field debugging

Education

BS or MS in Engineering/Robotics/CS

Tools

ROS2 middleware

Hardware drivers

CAN bus

Ethernet

Serial interfaces

Job description

Forterra is seeking a Localization Integration Engineer to deploy and scale GNSS/INS localization across new vehicle platforms and hardware configurations. You will collaborate with state estimation and navigation engineers to ensure robust performance across diverse sensors and compute environments.

This role involves hands-on system integration, debugging complex issues in real-world settings, and building robust interfaces between hardware and software.