Software Engineer - Autonomous Systems

Reach Velocity - Emerging Technology ?? ??; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Reach Velocity - Emerging Technology ?? ?? is seeking a Software Engineer, Autonomous Systems with 5+ years of autonomy or robotics software experience to develop production-quality autonomy algorithms for physical autonomous maritime vehicles.

The ideal candidate has deep C++ expertise, hands-on hardware deployment experience, ROS familiarity, and strong sensor fusion skills to advance perception, planning, navigation, and decision-making.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as an Autonomy Engineer or Robotics Software Engineer.
• Experience with embedded systems and software deployed on bare metal.
• ITAR eligibility required.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, and deploy production autonomy software in C++ for autonomous maritime vehicles.
• Develop algorithms for perception, planning, navigation, and decision-making.
• Integrate radar, cameras, and other sensor modalities through sensor fusion.
• Build and maintain local and global planners using map and sensor data.
• Optimize algorithms for accuracy, robustness, latency, computational cost, and reliability.
• Deploy and optimize software on constrained onboard compute (NVIDIA Jetson).
• Develop Python-based tools to accelerate testing, debugging, and development.

Skills

C++

Autonomy algorithms

ROS

Sensor fusion

Embedded systems

Debugging

Tools

NVIDIA Jetson

Job description

Client is looking for a Software Engineer, Autonomous Systems with 5+ years of experience in autonomy or robotics software to develop production-quality autonomy algorithms that run directly on physical autonomous maritime vehicles.

The ideal candidate has deep C++ expertise, strong autonomy algorithm experience, and hands‑on experience deploying software to real‑world hardware.

Core Requirements

Autonomy & C++

• Deep expertise in C++
• Strong experience with autonomy algorithms for vehicle control systems
• Experience across areas such as:
• Perception
• Planning
• Navigation
• Controls
• Decision‑making
• Vehicle behavior

Hardware & Deployment

• Experience developing software that runs onboard physical hardware systems
• Experience working at the intersection of software and hardware
• Production deployment of autonomy software on real vehicles or robotic systems

Work Authorization

• Must be ITAR eligible

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as an Autonomy Engineer or Robotics Software Engineer
• Experience in robotics, autonomous systems, aerospace, defense, or related technology
• Experience with embedded systems and/or software deployed on bare metal
• Experience with ROS and sensor integration
• Strong understanding of:
• Sensor fusion
• Tracking trajectories
• Handling uncertainty and noisy sensor data
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills

What You'll Do

• Design, implement, test, and deploy production autonomy software in C++ for autonomous maritime vehicles
• Develop algorithms for:
• Perception
• Planning
• Navigation
• Decision‑making
• Collision and terrain avoidance
• Integrate radar, cameras, and other sensor modalities through sensor‑fusion systems
• Build and maintain local and global planners using map and sensor data
• Optimize algorithms for accuracy, robustness, latency, computational cost, and reliability
• Deploy and optimize software on constrained onboard compute, including NVIDIA Jetson
• Use simulation, testing, telemetry, and real‑world vehicle data to validate autonomous behavior
• Develop Python‑based tools to accelerate testing, debugging, and development
• Contribute to the architecture and evolution of the next‑generation autonomy stack

C++ | Python | ROS | NVIDIA Jetson | Sensor Fusion | Computer Vision | Simulation | Autonomous Systems

Ideal Background

Candidates with experience in the following environments are particularly relevant: