Senior Autonomy Software Engineer

Darwin Recruitment; Florida; On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health Insurance

Job summary

Darwin Recruitment in Florida, USA is seeking a Senior Autonomy Software Engineer to design and integrate mission-critical software for autonomous platforms, including ground control stations, mission-planning tools, and operator interfaces.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop software for unmanned vehicles, leading design and implementation to ensure robust control, telemetry and deployment across systems.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in C++/C# software development for UAV/robotics.
• Experience with ground control stations or operator-facing software is required.
• Familiarity with autonomous system integration and mission planning.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain ground control station and mission-planning software.
• Build operator-facing interfaces for vehicle control, telemetry, mapping and mission execution.
• Integrate mission software with onboard autonomy, navigation, sensors and payloads.
• Develop and maintain software interfaces, messaging systems and vehicle-to-ground communications.
• Support software integration, testing, troubleshooting and deployment on operational platforms.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver autonomy solutions.

Skills

C++

C#

Python

Tools

Ground Control Station software

Mission planning tools

Qt/QML

WPF

MAVLink

ArduPilot

PX4

Job description

Location: Florida, USA
Salary: $150,000-$200,000, depending on experience and leadership capability

Role Overview

An innovative defence technology company specialising in advanced unmanned systems is seeking a Senior Autonomy Software Engineer to develop and integrate mission-critical software for autonomous platforms.

The successful candidate will play a key role in developing ground control station (GCS) software, mission-planning tools and operator interfaces, enabling the effective control, monitoring and deployment of unmanned vehicles.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain ground control station and mission-planning software.
• Build operator-facing interfaces for vehicle control, telemetry, mapping and mission execution.
• Integrate mission software with onboard autonomy, navigation, communications, sensors and payload systems.
• Develop and maintain software interfaces, messaging systems and vehicle-to-ground communications.
• Support software integration, testing, troubleshooting and deployment on operational platforms.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver reliable, high-performance autonomy solutions.

Required Experience

• Strong software development experience in C++ and/or C#; Python experience is advantageous.
• Demonstrated experience developing ground control stations, mission-control applications or operator-facing software for UAV, UGV, USV or robotics platforms.
• Experience with mission planning, telemetry, vehicle communications or autonomous system integration.
• Familiarity with technologies such as MAVLink, ArduPilot, PX4, Qt/QML, WPF or comparable frameworks.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to develop and maintain complex software systems.
• Experience with unmanned systems.
• Knowledge of distributed systems, embedded software and cross-platform development.
• Technical leadership, software architecture ownership or experience mentoring engineers.

Compensation

The salary range is $120,000-$200,000, with the final package dependent on technical experience, seniority and demonstrated leadership capability + 401(k) + Health Insurance

This is an opportunity to contribute to the development of advanced autonomous defence systems, working on software that directly supports real-world unmanned vehicle operations.