Staff Robotics Software Engineer — Multi‑Domain Autonomy

WingXpand, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Unlimited paid time off

Job summary

WingXpand, Inc. seeks a Staff Robotics Software Engineer to own significant parts of the shared autonomy core for air, ground, and surface platforms. You’ll define what belongs in the core versus vehicle specifics, and translate field learnings into product changes.

You’ll work closely with hardware and systems teams to build modular, scalable software, test on real robots, and drive architecture and technical direction with mentorship and code quality improvements.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with C/C++ in a Linux development environment.
• Depth in state estimation, sensor fusion, and closed‑loop control for estimator or control loop work.
• Ability to diagnose field telemetry and flight log failures and determine root causes.
• Willingness to build new autonomy behaviors from scratch when platforms lack capabilities.
• Experience testing and troubleshooting robotic systems on real hardware with hardware‑in‑the‑loop.
• Able to ramp quickly in a large, complex codebase and own a system through integration and field deployment.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent hands‑on experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop robotics and autonomy software across unmanned aircraft, ground, and surface platforms.
• Implement and improve autonomous behaviors, navigation, and mission logic with contingency handling.
• Integrate sensors, payloads, and perception into the robotics stack end‑to‑end.
• Develop software for collaborative robotic systems and multi‑agent coordination.
• Make it run on the edge with embedded Linux, Jetson hardware, Docker, and real‑time detection.
• Maintain operation under degraded links with mesh networking and safe failure modes.
• Deploy, test, and validate software on real robotic platforms and supporting software.
• Collaborate with hardware, avionics, electrical, mechanical, and systems teams to optimize performance.
• Troubleshoot across software/hardware boundaries and improve system reliability.
• Participate in testing, experimentation, and rapid iteration of new capabilities.
• Contribute to system architecture and set technical direction for owned areas.
• Mentor teammates and raise the bar through code reviews and standards.

Skills

C/C++

Linux development

State estimation

Sensor fusion

Control systems

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, Robotics, or related field

Tools

PX4

ArduPilot

MAVLink

ROS 2

Jetson (CUDA/TensorRT)

SITL/HITL

Job description

WingXpand, Inc. seeks a Staff Robotics Software Engineer to own significant parts of the shared autonomy core for air, ground, and surface platforms. You’ll define what belongs in the core versus vehicle specifics, and translate field learnings into product changes.

You’ll work closely with hardware and systems teams to build modular, scalable software, test on real robots, and drive architecture and technical direction with mentorship and code quality improvements.