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Mission Software Engineer, Vehicle Software, Active Clearance

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $166,000–$166,000🗓 2026-07-14 → 2026-07-31

Core

Building foundational vehicle software stacks for autonomous robotics systems (unmanned fighter jets, advanced effects) supporting simulation, flight, and fleet management.

Role type

Senior IC vehicle software engineer (autonomous systems)

Builds

Vehicle control software, networking, sensor integration, and telemetry for autonomous robotics

Domain

Defense / Autonomous Robotics / AI

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

C++, Python, Java, Rust, Go, JavaScript, data processing, complex system navigation

Preferred skills

Motion planning, multi-agent autonomous systems, behavior trees, flight system safety, distributed communication networks, military tactics

Technologies

Lattice OS, C++, Python, Java, Rust, Go, JavaScript

Responsibilities

Develop software for vehicle control, networking, sensor integration, and telemetry; collaborate across engineering disciplines; support initiatives from simulation to live operations

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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