Senior Vehicle Software Engineer - Seaglider Autonomy

REGENT; North Kingstown (RI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) with company match

Flexible time off

Relocation packages

Free catered lunches

Professional development

Job summary

REGENT in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, is seeking a Senior Mission Software Engineer to lead the vehicle‑level software that unites perception, controls, communications, and health monitoring into a production‑ready system for the Seaglider.

You’ll build and integrate software across avionics units, high‑rate control loops, and mission logic to advance from prototype to production, with milestones in hardware integration and sea trials.

Qualifications

• Experience developing software for vehicles or robots (aerospace or automotive).
• Strong C++ for complex systems, real‑time constraints, embedded environments.
• Real‑time RTOS or similar frameworks; software talks to sensors/actuators.
• Proven track record integrating software on actual vehicles and test campaigns.
• Systems programming depth: networking, threads, IPC, robustness.
• Familiarity with safety‑critical principles and design assurance (DO‑178C a plus).
• Bonus: avionics protocols and Kalman filters or high‑rate data processing.

Responsibilities

• Build the vehicle software framework and interfaces between subsystems.
• Integrate software on real vehicles during bring‑up and testing.
• Ensure reliability with telemetry, logging, and rollback‑capable updates.
• Support test operations and debug issues in the field.
• Collaborate with autonomy to define vehicle‑side interfaces.
• Mentor junior engineers and uphold coding guidelines.

Skills

Vehicle software

C++ (embedded)

RTOS

Vehicle integration

Networking

Safety‑critical

Avionics protocols

Kalman filters / control loops

DevOps / CI

Tools

ARINC 429

CAN

UDP/TCP

Embedded CI/DevOps

Job description

REGENT in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, is seeking a Senior Mission Software Engineer to lead the vehicle‑level software that unites perception, controls, communications, and health monitoring into a production‑ready system for the Seaglider.

You’ll build and integrate software across avionics units, high‑rate control loops, and mission logic to advance from prototype to production, with milestones in hardware integration and sea trials.