Remote Autonomy Integration Engineer

Summary

Join EpiSci as a vital member of our growing team and shape the future of tactical mission autonomy. As a key player, you'll integrate software into autonomous aircraft systems, collaborate with engineers, and support live flight tests. With a passion for solving complex problems and a commitment to diversity and inclusion, we invite every exceptional individual to apply.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science/related engineering field
• 2+ years of hands-on experience integrating software into robotic systems
• Experience integrating autonomy/robotics products onto embedded compute modules such as: NVIDIA Jetson, Modal AI VOXL, Raspberry Pi
• 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
• General experience in C/C++, Python, Bash
• Experience developing in Docker and containerized development environments, and using Linux-based operating systems (e.g., RHEL, Ubuntu)
• Experience using git, Visual Studio Code, GitLab, Nexus, SonarQube

Responsibilities

• Integrate software that operates on real autonomous aircraft systems including group 1-5 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as well as simulated models and more to accomplish tactical military missions
• Collaborate with autonomy engineers to integrate production C++ software
• System administration of embedded compute such as NVIDIA Jetson, Modal AI VOXL, Raspberry Pi, etc
• Integrate embedded compute with UAS autopilot(s) such as Pixhawk (ArduPilot and/or PX4)
• Integrate embedded computer with sensing & perception hardware such as: EO/IR Camera Systems, Radar/RF Systems
• Integrate autonomy software into hardware in collaboration with autonomy engineers that supports full integration with aircraft autopilots, datalinks, sensors, PNT/GPS/INS, ground control stations, etc
• Support live flight test of autonomy software on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
• Collaborate with 3rd party UAS vehicle vendors on the integration of EpiSci autonomy software onto OEM UAS hardware
• Collaborate with domain experts and prior DoD warfighters (ex. DoD fighter pilots) to build software autonomy solutions for military missions

Benefits

$100,000 - $190,000 a year