Software Engineer

Corridian; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Corridian is seeking a Software Engineer who loves building and wants to put real hardware in the ocean. You’ll develop control and autonomy software for maritime vehicles, integrating code with hardware and solving subsea challenges.

You’ll work with a small cross-functional team of mechanical, electrical, and systems engineers, test in simulators and sea trials, and own your work end-to-end from design to deployment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years building real-world robotic software systems.
• Proficiency in programming in C++.
• Familiarity with networking, middleware, and low-level hardware/software integration.
• Comfort working with a small team and wearing many hats.
• U.S. citizen; eligible for DoD security clearance.
• Nice to have: maritime robotics, autonomy, sensor fusion, DoD clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain control and autonomy software for maritime vehicles and systems.
• Collaborate tightly with a small, cross-functional team (mechanical, electrical, and systems engineers).
• Implement algorithms for navigation, control, perception, and mission execution.
• Test software on simulators, hardware-in-the-loop simulators, in tanks, and in sea trials.
• Own your work end-to-end: design, build, test, deploy, debug, repeat.
• Push the limits of what’s possible in subsea autonomy and robotics software.

Skills

C++

Robotics software

Autonomy

Navigation algorithms

Perception

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Networking

Middleware

Low-level integration

Job description

The Role

We’re looking for a Software Engineer who loves building and wants to put real hardware in the ocean. If you get excited about writing the code that drives autonomous systems, integrating software with real-world hardware, and solving challenges unique to the subsea domain, this is your role.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and maintain control and autonomy software for maritime vehicles and systems
• Collaborate tightly with a small, cross-functional team (mechanical, electrical, and systems engineers)
• Implement algorithms for navigation, control, perception, and mission execution
• Test software on simulators, hardware-in-the-loop simulators, in tanks, and in sea trials
• Own your work end-to-end: design, build, test, deploy, debug, repeat
• Push the limits of what’s possible in subsea autonomy and robotics software

What You Bring

• Degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years building real-world robotic software systems
• Proficiency in programming in C++
• Familiarity with networking, middleware, and low-level hardware/software integration
• Comfort working with a small team and wearing many hats
• Strong problem-solving drive: when something breaks, you dive in and fix it
• U.S. citizen; eligible for DoD security clearance

Nice To Haves

• Experience with maritime robotics, AUVs, ROVs, or other robotic platforms
• Background in autonomy, control theory, and/or sensor fusion
• Familiarity with acoustic communications, computer vision, or machine learning in constrained environments
• Experience testing in the field with real hardware
• Active DoD Secret clearance

Who You Are

• You like to get your hands dirty, whether coding, integrating, or debugging in the field
• Comfortable with ambiguity; you see constraints as opportunities
• Collaborative, but independent, driving your own workload but knowing when to listen
• Passionate about robotics, autonomy, and building tech that matters