Senior Robotics Software Engineer - Autonomy & Sensing

WingXpand, LLC.; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

WingXpand seeks a Senior/Principal Robotics Software Engineer to design, build, and deploy autonomy software on portable robotic platforms. You will integrate sensors, implement behaviors, and test in real-world environments with a multidisciplinary team of hardware, aerospace, and software engineers.

You will own robust, modular software solutions in C++ within Linux, leveraging PX4 and ROS, and you’ll iterate rapidly through testing, field validation, and continuous improvement to push

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or related field.
• 5 to 10+ years of professional software engineering experience with C++ in a Linux development environment, PX4, and ROS.
• Experience testing, evaluating, and troubleshooting robotic systems.
• Ability to quickly understand and navigate complex systems and established codebases.
• Proven experience designing and implementing modular, scalable software solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop robotics and autonomy software for WingXpand’s autonomous platforms
• Implement and improve autonomous behaviors, navigation systems, and mission logic
• Integrate new sensors, payloads, and perception capabilities into the robotics stack
• Develop software supporting collaborative robotic systems and multi-agent coordination
• Deploy, test, and validate robotics software on real robotic platforms and supporting infrastructure
• Work closely with hardware, avionics, and systems engineers to integrate and optimize performance
• Troubleshoot, debug, and improve system reliability across software and hardware interfaces
• Participate in testing, experimentation, and rapid iteration of new capabilities
• Contribute to system architecture and long-term autonomy development

Skills

C++

ROS

PX4

Linux

Robot testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or related field

Master’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

Docker

NVIDIA Jetson

Job description

WingXpand seeks a Senior/Principal Robotics Software Engineer to design, build, and deploy autonomy software on portable robotic platforms. You will integrate sensors, implement behaviors, and test in real-world environments with a multidisciplinary team of hardware, aerospace, and software engineers.

You will own robust, modular software solutions in C++ within Linux, leveraging PX4 and ROS, and you’ll iterate rapidly through testing, field validation, and continuous improvement to push