Underwater Autonomy Engineer – Robotics & Perception

utaustin; United States; On-site; USD 89,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage (100% employer-paid)

Retirement contributions

Paid vacation and sick time

Paid holidays

Job summary

The Applied Research Laboratories at UT Austin seeks a Robotics and Autonomy Engineer (ESA) to develop real-time autonomy and perception algorithms for Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles. You will contribute from initial implementation to field testing in oceans, harbors, and rivers, collaborating across teams.

The role requires a Bachelor's in robotics, engineering, CS or math, hands-on experience with ROS and ML, strong Python/C++ skills, and comfort with Unix/Linux.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Engineering, CS, Math or related field.
• Experience with robotics or autonomous vehicles through coursework, internships, personal projects, or research (e.g., ROS, autonomy stacks, ML).
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or C/C++ (object-oriented).
• Comfortable working with Unix/Linux.
• US Citizenship. Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Responsibilities

• Develop autonomy algorithms that use sonar data for obstacle avoidance, aid multi-agent decision making, and dynamic replanning in complex underwater environments
• Design perception algorithms that increase vehicle situational awareness
• Analyze sonar and navigation data to identify algorithm improvements
• Test algorithms in water including local lake testing and field tests in the ocean, harbors, or rivers
• Collaboration on large projects with a high degree of ownership
• Document work to support knowledge transfer
• Other related functions as assigned

Skills

Python

C/C++

ROS

Unix/Linux

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Engineering, CS, Math

Tools

ROS

Job description

The Applied Research Laboratories at UT Austin seeks a Robotics and Autonomy Engineer (ESA) to develop real-time autonomy and perception algorithms for Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles. You will contribute from initial implementation to field testing in oceans, harbors, and rivers, collaborating across teams.

The role requires a Bachelor's in robotics, engineering, CS or math, hands-on experience with ROS and ML, strong Python/C++ skills, and comfort with Unix/Linux.