Autonomy Engineer
Core
Lead engineering research and prototyping for AI-driven autonomy systems, focusing on simulation capabilities for uncrewed vehicles in defense and national security applications.
Role type
Senior IC autonomy engineer (simulation & ML)
Builds
Prototype operational capabilities for government customers; simulation environments for uncrewed systems
Domain
Defense & National Security; Robotics & Autonomy; Machine Learning
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Deep learning, reinforcement learning, sensor fusion, planning, computer vision, systems engineering, physics-based simulation, robotics design, multi-agent collaboration, human-machine teaming, model experimentation, software pipeline orchestration
Preferred skills
Thought leadership & publications, technical project leadership, proposal formulation, government project experience
Technologies
NVIDIA Isaac Sim, MLFlow, Weights & Biases, Docker, Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform
Responsibilities
Lead interdisciplinary teams to turn research into prototype operational capabilities; conduct novel prototyping in applied AI for autonomy and uncrewed systems; develop and execute research and engineering strategy; mentor team members and share technical insights
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship
