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Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5208)

Washington, DC💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-08 → 2026-08-01

Core

Building autonomy solutions for unmanned platforms (air, maritime, space) by integrating motion planning, tactics, and perception capabilities to develop software that runs on real hardware.

Role type

Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration

Builds

Autonomy software for unmanned platforms (air, maritime, space, effects/expendables)

Domain

Defense technology, unmanned systems, autonomous control

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Mission behavior development, platform-specific control, multi-agent coordination, executive autonomy, software-in-the-loop to vehicle-in-the-loop integration, technical leadership, mentoring mid-level engineers

Preferred skills

Experience with external platform integrators, C2 providers, real-world field testing

Technologies

HivemindSDK, motion planning, track fusion

Responsibilities

Write new autonomy code for mission behaviors and contingencies, integrate and validate software on real hardware, lead a small feature crew through design and delivery, represent the team to capability teams and external partners

Seniority

Staff, technical leader with mentorship responsibilities

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