Robotics Engineer (UAVs) – Autonomy, SLAM & Flight

Minerva; Worcester (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Share options vesting over three years

Bupa private medical insurance

6% employer pension contribution

25 days leave plus bank holidays

Enhanced mat/pat leave

Enterprise level AI tooling

Relocation support/home office budget

Job summary

Minerva Defence seeks an engineer to own the full arc of platform capability development, from hardware integration to software validation, including hands-on flight testing. You will work with sensors, cameras, and comms, tackling SLAM and autonomous navigation challenges in GPS-constrained environments.

The role involves close collaboration with users, and as the team grows you’ll influence where this work is focused, combining hardware, software and flight validation in a demanding

Qualifications

• Robotics engineering experience in real systems.
• Hands-on navigation/SLAM/ CV in a real system.
• Full stack hardware–software capability across a physical system.
• Proficiency in Python; ROS experience is a strong plus.
• Eligible for UK security clearance (SC).

Responsibilities

• Develop platform capabilities end-to-end from requirements to field validation.
• Integrate hardware (sensors, cameras, and communications) into the platform.
• Develop software across perception, navigation, and communications with accountability for what ships.
• Address robotic navigation challenges including SLAM and localisation in GPS-constrained environments.
• Participate in flight testing and validation.
• Collaborate with users; their feedback is your brief.

Skills

Robotics engineering

SLAM

Python

ROS

Security clearance

UAV/UAS experience

Tools

PX4

ArduPilot

RF / communications

Job description

Minerva Defence seeks an engineer to own the full arc of platform capability development, from hardware integration to software validation, including hands-on flight testing. You will work with sensors, cameras, and comms, tackling SLAM and autonomous navigation challenges in GPS-constrained environments.

The role involves close collaboration with users, and as the team grows you’ll influence where this work is focused, combining hardware, software and flight validation in a demanding