Systems Software Integration Engineer - Taiwan

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain adapters and translation layers connecting NODA's autonomy orchestration platform to Taiwan partner vehicle platforms, sensors, and third-party autonomy stacks
• Own integration testing end-to-end: from bench bring-up to HITL/SITL validation before live field deployment
• Debug cross-system issues spanning application software, messaging middleware, networking, embedded Linux, and RF — owning the investigation even when root cause sits below your primary depth
• Interface with partner firmware and BSP teams to isolate failures at the hardware/software boundary; you understand embedded Linux and OS constructs well enough to have that conversation credibly
• Act as NODA's primary technical interface in Taiwan — with OEMs, government partners, hardware vendors, and field teams — in both English and Mandarin
• Characterize system behavior under degraded, intermittent, or contested link conditions relevant to Taiwan's operational environment
• Translate partner and field requirements into system constraints the NODA U.S. engineering team can build against; maintain Interface Control Documents and integration contracts
• Build observability into integration components — logging, tracing, metrics — and support field exercises that validate NODA's platform in live conditions

Requirements

• 4–8 years of professional software engineering experience, with meaningful time on systems integration, middleware, drivers, or robotics software
• Strong proficiency in C++ and/or Python; production-quality code, not scripting
• Working knowledge of embedded Linux and OS constructs — process scheduling, IPC, device architecture — sufficient to debug integration failures and hold a credible conversation with a partner firmware team; driver and BSP authorship not required
• Pub-sub middleware fluency — Zenoh or comparable; understanding of routing, key-expression patterns, and latency behavior in distributed multi-agent contexts
• Solid working knowledge of networking fundamentals — TCP/IP, multicast, basic routing — sufficient to debug connectivity and performance issues
• Working familiarity with RF/wireless concepts — link quality, interference, basic link budget reasoning — conversational depth, not specialist design
• Demonstrated ability to debug across layers — application, middleware, network, and hardware-adjacent — and to know when to pull in a specialist versus push through independently
• Experience with Linux systems and command-line debugging tooling
• Bilingual: English (professional fluency) and Mandarin Chinese (Traditional, professional fluency)
• Must be legally authorized to work in Taiwan. If not a Taiwanese citizen or permanent resident, the candidate must possess valid, independent authorization to work in Taiwan (e.g., a Taiwan Employment Gold Card or an Alien Permanent Resident Certificate (APRC)). Employer sponsorship is not available for this position. This role is 100% Taiwan-based.
• Due to the nature of this position, candidates must be legally authorized to work in Taiwan and must be eligible to access export-controlled technology and comply with all applicable U.S. export control laws, Taiwan regulations, and government security requirements.
• Able to travel within Taiwan for field exercises and partner/military deployments

Nice to have

• Hands-on with vehicle control protocols and autopilot software — MAVLink, ArduPilot, PX4 — with ability to debug at the message level
• Experience with autonomous systems or unmanned vehicles — UAV, UGV, USV — in an integration or field context
• Experience with real-time or low-latency messaging middleware — DDS, ROS/ROS2, ZeroMQ, MQTT — in distributed or multi-agent contexts
• Sensor integration experience: LIDAR, cameras, IMUs, GNSS, EO/IR
• Experience with HITL/SITL pipelines or sim-to-field validation workflows
• Prior work in Taiwan defense or government-adjacent programs
• Familiarity with GCS/C2 tooling: ATAK, QGroundControl, Mission Planner, or similar
• Experience authoring ICDs, requirements traceability, or integration test plans
• Exposure to tactical radios, MANET, or mesh networking in a support/integration capacity

Benefits

• Equity grants for eligible employees
• Comprehensive National Health Insurance (NHI) coverage, including medical, dental, and vision care
• Pension plan + employer contributions to support your retirement and long-term savings goals
• Competitive time off and leave to support rest, recovery, and personal needs
• Paid parental leave (where eligible)
• Paid public holidays and holiday observance in accordance with Taiwan law
• Flexible working arrangements, where business needs permit
• Professional development and learning opportunities