Senior C++ Drone Autonomy Engineer

Applied Intuition; Fort Walton Beach (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity or options

Health insurance

401k with match

Paid time off

Job summary

Applied Intuition seeks a Software Engineer for the Drone Stack to design and integrate autonomy and vehicle intelligence systems across hardware and software. You will deploy algorithms in SIL, HIL, and live tests, interfacing with sensors and datalinks while targeting defense and commercial customers.

You should be a strong C++ engineer with a passion for robotics integration and a readiness to travel for on-site demonstrations; the role emphasizes hardware-software integration and

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Robotics, Computer Science or related engineering field.
• 5-10 years of hands-on experience with robotic systems (hardware, software, and integration).
• Experience with C++ programming.
• Experience integrating autonomy/robotics products with Pixhawk autopilots (ArduPilot and/or PX4).
• Experience with bus/protocols: UART/RS232/RS422/RS485, SPI/QSPI, I2C, Ethernet.
• Experience developing in Docker and Linux-based OS (RHEL, Ubuntu).
• Git, Visual Studio Code, GitLab experience.
• Familiarity with real-time, edge computing, SIL/HIL and safety-critical systems.
• Willingness to travel 10-20% and US citizenship / ability to obtain clearance.

Responsibilities

• Adapt and develop modular autonomy capabilities across defense problems.
• Integrate and deploy autonomy solutions onto embedded Linux and hardware platforms.
• Troubleshoot complex integration and software issues for reliability.
• Integrate autonomy software with aircraft autopilots, datalinks, sensors and GPS/INS.
• Support live flight test of autonomy software on UAVs.
• Collaborate with 3rd party UAS vendors for integration on OEM hardware.
• Conduct system-level setup, testing and validation (SIL/HIL).
• Collaborate on service-oriented architecture and inter-process messaging for UAS.

Skills

C++

Robotics integration

Embedded Linux

System integration

Communication

Education

BS or MS in Robotics

Tools

Pixhawk autopilots

Docker

Git

Visual Studio Code

GitLab

RHEL

Ubuntu

CMake

Nvidia Jetson

Raspberry Pi

Job description

Applied Intuition seeks a Software Engineer for the Drone Stack to design and integrate autonomy and vehicle intelligence systems across hardware and software. You will deploy algorithms in SIL, HIL, and live tests, interfacing with sensors and datalinks while targeting defense and commercial customers.

You should be a strong C++ engineer with a passion for robotics integration and a readiness to travel for on-site demonstrations; the role emphasizes hardware-software integration and