Remote-Ready Maritime Autonomy Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Maritime Autonomy Engineer to design and implement autonomous behaviors for USVs and UUVs. You will work in a multidisciplinary team to translate operational requirements into deployable autonomy software across perception, planning, and control.

The role requires hands-on experience with ROS/ROS2, C++ and Python for embedded systems, and strong knowledge of state estimation, localization and path planning.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of robotics or systems engineering for hardware
• Experience with ROS/ROS 2 for sensor integration and orchestration
• Experience with C++ or Python for embedded Linux systems, robotics, and real‑time development
• Experience with perception techniques such as sensor fusion, object detection, or environmental mapping
• Knowledge of autonomous systems concepts including state estimation, localization, path planning, and feedback control
• Ability to provide algorithms and software support for mobile robot sensing, perception, localization, navigation, and behaviors
• Ability to communicate complex technical topics effectively in writing and speech and use ROS for custom messages/nodes/packages
• Ability to provide software maintenance, deployment, including version control, CI/CD, packaging, containerization, and documentation
• Able to obtain a Secret clearance

Responsibilities

• Design and implement autonomous behaviors for maritime robotic systems
• Work with a multidisciplinary team to develop software modules across perception, planning, and control
• Participate in the full software lifecycle from architecture and prototyping to integration and field testing
• Collaborate with systems engineers, hardware leads, and mission stakeholders
• Ensure safety, reliability, and performance in dynamic maritime conditions

Skills

Robotics experience

ROS/ROS2

C++ / Python

Perception techniques

Autonomous systems

Communication skills

Software maintenance

Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS, EE, Computer Engineering, or Robotics Engineering

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Maritime Autonomy Engineer to design and implement autonomous behaviors for USVs and UUVs. You will work in a multidisciplinary team to translate operational requirements into deployable autonomy software across perception, planning, and control.

The role requires hands-on experience with ROS/ROS2, C++ and Python for embedded systems, and strong knowledge of state estimation, localization and path planning.