Senior Engineer, Autonomy (R5182)

This is a hands-on engineering role within the Hivemind Solutions team, blending software development with robotics, perception, and path planning. The engineer will design and implement autonomous behaviours for uncrewed aircraft, work with real sensor data, develop and test autonomy systems in simulations, and integrate autonomy products with third-party systems. The role also involves collaborating across AI, robotics, and systems engineering teams, contributing to architecture and best practices, and leading and mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement autonomous behaviours for uncrewed aircraft.
• Work with real sensor data and build robust sensor fusion solutions.
• Develop and test autonomy systems in high-fidelity software and hardware in-the-loop simulations.
• Integrate Shield AI autonomy products together with third-party aircraft and systems.
• Collaborate across AI, robotics, and systems engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Contribute to architecture, code quality, design reviews and best practices.
• Lead and Mentor junior engineers

Requirements

• A tertiary level qualification in Computer Science, Mechatronics, Software Engineering, Aerospace, Robotics or a related field
• Significant professional experience in robotics, autonomy, perception or aerospace systems
• Strong experience in modern C++
• Significant experience in building and delivering reliable software systems, ideally in fast-paced environments

Nice to have

• Prior experience with uncrewed systems, especially in the air domain
• Defence industry experience
• Significant experience in one or more of the following domains:
• State Estimation
• Real-Time Systems
• Guidance, Navigation and Control
• Path Planning