Autonomous system design jobs

Design tactical autonomy algorithms for unmanned aircraft
Develop high‑performance software modules for planning, decision‑making, and behavior execution
Implement and test behavior architectures for multi‑agent coordination
Integrate classical autonomy with machine learning techniques
Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including perception, planning, simulation, hardware, and flight test

Requirements

BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
Nice to have: ML/RL techniques in autonomy pipelines
Nice to have: swarm robotics
Nice to have: distributed decision‑making
Nice to have: tactical behaviors for unmanned systems

Skills

C++Python RTOS robotics

Staff Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Maritime (R5325)

f7d8749a-72d6-407c-bf98-292ea630c73a · Posted Sep 23, 2026

Open

Washington, United States
Full-time · Staff
7+ years

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Lead the technical delivery of complex autonomy capabilities for maritime platforms, integrating advanced motion planning, localization, and multi‑agent collaboration to enable USVs, UUVs, and UAVs to perform mission‑critical tasks.

Responsibilities

Develop advanced motion planning and safety‑constrained navigation for unmanned surface and underwater vehicles
Design and implement passive and active localization and tracking systems using sensor fusion
Ensure vehicle safety and COLREGS compliance in autonomous behavior architectures
Create distributed optimization and task allocation for heterogeneous multi‑agent collaboration
Develop high‑performance, well‑tested software modules for mid‑to‑high TRL insertions

Requirements

BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
Nice to have: aerospace domains
Nice to have: classical control
Nice to have: optimization
Nice to have: ML/RL

Skills

C++Python RTOS robotics motion planning

Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Space (R5360)

f7d8749a-72d6-407c-bf98-292ea630c73a · Posted Sep 23, 2026

Open

Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Full-time · Senior
10+ years

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Lead technical direction for autonomy capabilities in space portfolio, driving evolution of autonomy architectures across multiple programs.

Compensation

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Responsibilities

Lead technical direction for portfolio
Drive evolution of autonomy capabilities and architectures
Mentor engineers across organization
Decompose ambiguous customer needs into tangible design approaches
Collaborate with cross-functional teams

Requirements

BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and/or similar degree, or equivalent practical experience
Nice to have: multiple aerospace domains
Nice to have: classical control
Nice to have: optimization
Nice to have: ML/RL

Skills

C++Python real-time operating systems (RTOS)motion planning behavior modeling

Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Maritime

f7d8749a-72d6-407c-bf98-292ea630c73a · Posted Sep 23, 2026

Open

Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Full-time · Senior
10+ years

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Lead technical direction for maritime autonomy capabilities, driving evolution of autonomy architectures and mentoring engineers across the organization.

Compensation

Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity

Responsibilities

Lead technical direction for maritime autonomy capabilities
Drive evolution of autonomy architectures across multiple programs
Mentor engineers across the organization
Decompose ambiguous customer needs into tangible design approaches

Requirements

BS in Computer Science
MS in Computer Science
BS in Electrical Engineering
MS in Electrical Engineering
BS in Mechanical Engineering

Skills

C++Python RTOS motion planning behavior modeling decision-making autonomous system design