Mission Autonomy Lead - Thunder
Core
Own the autonomy software architecture for autonomous aviation operations, covering planning, execution, perception, and mission debrief.
Role type
Senior IC mission autonomy lead (autonomous aviation)
Builds
Mission-planning systems, mission-execution software, perception systems, and mission-debrief capabilities for autonomous vehicles.
Domain
Autonomous aviation / Robotics / AI/ML
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Autonomous navigation, planning, or perception systems; Modeling and simulation (SITL/HITL); Safety-critical or high-assurance software development; C++ and/or Python for real-time systems; Linux-based embedded or real-time operating systems; Version control and CI/CD tooling.
Preferred skills
Autonomous aviation systems (UAS, UAV, manned-unmanned teaming); Behavior trees and mission-planning frameworks; Computer vision and EO/IR sensor processing; Distributed architectures and edge computing; MOSA/WOSA and MBSE; Docker, Kubernetes, and real-time middleware; NVIDIA Jetson and static analysis.
Responsibilities
Design mission-planning and execution software; Develop perception systems for environment sensing; Build mission-debrief capabilities for post-mission analysis; Maintain software development infrastructure including simulation; Define autonomy-stack interfaces using MOSA principles; Provide technical mentorship to software and systems engineers; Represent the autonomy subsystem in technical and customer meetings.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
