Senior PX4 Drone Autonomy Engineer

jobs.frontdoordefense.com - Jobboard; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Rainmaker is looking for a Senior PX4 Developer in El Segundo, California. You will lead the development of PX4-based drone autonomy software involving firmware and simulation. Ideal candidates should have over 3 years of experience with PX4/ArduPilot systems and proficiency in Rust and C++ or Python. The company offers a salary range of $150,000 to $200,000 annually. This position offers an opportunity to work on innovative drone technologies in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience developing software for PX4/ArduPilot systems.
• Experience shipping production code in Rust, plus C++ or Python.
• Comfort with low-level peripheral buses: CAN, UART, I2C, SPI.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of PX4-based drone autonomy software across firmware, simulation, and testing.
• Contribute to our drone autonomy software stack end-to-end as a domain expert.
• Modify and extend PX4 firmware for custom use cases and flight behaviors.

Skills

Software development

Drone autonomy

Firmware development

Low-level peripheral buses

Rust

C++ or Python

Tools

ESP32

RP2040

Gazebo

Job description

Rainmaker is looking for a Senior PX4 Developer in El Segundo, California. You will lead the development of PX4-based drone autonomy software involving firmware and simulation. Ideal candidates should have over 3 years of experience with PX4/ArduPilot systems and proficiency in Rust and C++ or Python. The company offers a salary range of $150,000 to $200,000 annually. This position offers an opportunity to work on innovative drone technologies in a dynamic environment.