Maritime Autonomy Engineer: ROS, SLAM & Field Robotics

Booz Allen Hamilton; St. Augustine South (FL); On-site; USD 78,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in Florida seeks a Robotics Autonomy Engineer to join a robotics-focused team at the intersection of autonomy, embedded systems, and maritime domains. You will contribute to perception, navigation, and control for USVs and UUVs, integrating hardware and software across the stack.

Work with systems engineers and mission stakeholders through the full lifecycle—from architecture and prototyping to integration, field testing, and refinement—emphasizing safety, reliability, and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of robotics or systems engineering experience for equipment hardware
• Experience with ROS/ROS2 for sensor integration and orchestration
• Experience in C++ or Python for real-time robotics applications
• Knowledge of state estimation, localization, path planning, and feedback control
• Knowledge of perception techniques including sensor fusion, SLAM, LiDAR, camera, or sonar
• Ability to develop software for embedded Linux systems, including version control, CI/CD, packaging, containerization, and documentation
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in CS, EE, Computer Engineering, or Robotics Engineering

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and integrate robotic systems for maritime applications
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to translate requirements into deployable robotic solutions across perception, navigation, and control
• Participate in full development lifecycle: architecture, prototyping, integration, field testing, and refinement
• Collaborate with systems engineers, hardware leads, and mission stakeholders

Skills

Robotics

Systems engineering

C++/Python

Education

BSc CS/EE/CE/Robotics

Tools

ROS/ROS2

Docker

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton in Florida seeks a Robotics Autonomy Engineer to join a robotics-focused team at the intersection of autonomy, embedded systems, and maritime domains. You will contribute to perception, navigation, and control for USVs and UUVs, integrating hardware and software across the stack.

Work with systems engineers and mission stakeholders through the full lifecycle—from architecture and prototyping to integration, field testing, and refinement—emphasizing safety, reliability, and