Senior Software Engineer - Robotics

As a Senior Robotics Software Engineer at Applied Intuition Defence, you will lead the technical design and architecture of autonomy solutions for defense platforms, integrating hardware and software onto vehicle systems and conducting live testing. You will develop mission behaviors, navigation, and decision-making logic, and mentor junior engineers. The role involves working across SIL and HIL environments, supporting live flight tests on UAVs, and collaborating with cross-functional teams and vendors to deliver robust autonomy solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and architecture of autonomy solutions across one or more platforms, making key trade-off decisions independently
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level engineers, reviewing designs and code to maintain high engineering standards
• Develop and adapt mission behaviour, navigation, and decision-making logic to meet the needs of diverse defense platforms and missions
• Design and implement autonomy capabilities that are modular and reusable across different vehicle types and programs
• Integrate and deploy autonomy solutions onto embedded Linux and other hardware platforms, including interfacing with sensors and collecting data
• Conduct system-level setup, testing, and validation, including software-in-the-loop (SIL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) evaluations
• Support live flight test of autonomy software on Group 1-5 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
• Troubleshoot complex software and integration issues to ensure high reliability and performance across the stack
• Collaborate with 3rd party UAS vendors and cross-functional teams to bring autonomy software to life on OEM and Applied hardware alike

Requirements

• BS or MS in Robotics, Computer Science, or related engineering field
• 6+ years of hands-on experience working with robotic systems (hardware, software, and integration)
• Demonstrated experience leading technical design decisions on complex, ambiguous autonomy problems with minimal guidance
• Experience developing autonomy behavior and decision-making logic (e.g., behavior trees, state machines) and/or navigation algorithms for robotic or autonomous systems
• Experience with modern C++
• Experience integrating autonomy/robotics products with Pixhawk autopilots (ArduPilot and/or PX4)
• Experience integrating with communication busses & protocols: UART/RS232/RS422/RS485, SPI/QSPI, I2C, Ethernet
• Experience developing in Docker, containerized deployment environments, and using Linux-based operating systems (e.g., RHEL, Ubuntu)
• Familiarity with real-time, edge computing, and safety-critical systems operating in software-in-the-loop (SIL), hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), test & operational environments
• Excellent communication skills and a customer-oriented project delivery mindset

Benefits

• We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that full-time employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However, we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work, starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office, or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments. This in-office expectation does not apply to contractor positions
• Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. Consequently, the parties agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and that these laws are incorporated herein by reference. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. These regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability. The parties also agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of Executive Order 13496 (29 CFR Part 471, Appendix A to Subpart A), relating to the notice of employee rights under federal labor laws.
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