Staff Software Engineer - UAV Autonomy & Behavior

The Best Job Board; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Equity

Job summary

The Best Job Board seeks a senior engineer to design and develop high-performance autonomous algorithms for unmanned aircraft. You will work across domains with cross-functional teams to integrate solutions on real platforms and validate them through field testing and data analysis.

The role requires a degree in CS/Aerospace or related field with 7+ years in autonomy or flight controls, production-level C++, and eligibility for a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

• Requires a degree in Computer Science, Aerospace, or a related engineering field with over 7 years of experience in autonomy, planning, or flight controls.
• Proficient in production-level C++ and eligible for a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-performance tactical autonomy algorithms and behavior architectures for unmanned aircraft across multiple domains.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate these solutions onto real-world platforms and validate them through field testing and data analysis.

Skills

C++

Autonomy Algorithms

Motion Planning

Behavior Planning

Flight Controls

Reinforcement Learning

Robotics

Version Control

Systems Integration

Technical Leadership

Simulation Tools

Kinematics

Dynamics

Multi-agent Coordination

Project Lifecycle Management

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Aerospace, or related engineering field

Job description

The Best Job Board seeks a senior engineer to design and develop high-performance autonomous algorithms for unmanned aircraft. You will work across domains with cross-functional teams to integrate solutions on real platforms and validate them through field testing and data analysis.

The role requires a degree in CS/Aerospace or related field with 7+ years in autonomy or flight controls, production-level C++, and eligibility for a U.S. Secret security clearance.