Staff Localization Engineer - Autonomy & Mapping

AeroVect; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AeroVect in South San Francisco is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to take ownership of significant parts of their localization stack, contributing to the technical direction in autonomous ground operations at major airports.

The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in robotics or autonomous vehicles, deep knowledge in multi-sensor fusion, and strong skills in modern C++. The role involves designing validation tools and integrating systems to ensure reliability.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in robotics or autonomous vehicles with experience in localization or state-estimation systems.
• Technical leadership and ability to drive architecture across teams.
• Strong command of non-linear optimization and filtering.

Responsibilities

• Own core areas of the localization stack and drive it to production reliability.
• Contribute to the localization and mapping pipeline.
• Help design and build online validation for localization integrity monitoring.

Skills

Robotics experience

Localization systems

Multi-sensor fusion

Optimization techniques (Ceres, GTSAM, g2o)

Modern C++ (C++17+)

Linux experience

ROS/ROS2

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Linux

ROS/ROS2

Job description

AeroVect in South San Francisco is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to take ownership of significant parts of their localization stack, contributing to the technical direction in autonomous ground operations at major airports.

The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in robotics or autonomous vehicles, deep knowledge in multi-sensor fusion, and strong skills in modern C++. The role involves designing validation tools and integrating systems to ensure reliability.