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Mission System Lead, Seabed Sentry

Quincy, MA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-29 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead Mission Systems Software Engineer designing and developing core decision-making and autonomy software for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) to enable seabed exploration and mission execution.

Role type

Senior IC mission systems software engineer with team leadership

Builds

Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and mission systems for seabed exploration

Domain

Defense / Maritime Robotics / Underwater Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

C++, Rust, Linux development, system architecture, embedded software development, data structures, algorithms, concurrency, code optimization, NixOS, distributed software platforms, dynamic network topologies, robotics systems, sensor integration, motion planning, localization, mapping, guidance, navigation and control, gRPC, TCP/IP, RS485, RS232

Preferred skills

Python, Go, modeling and simulation of complex systems, high performance computing, network programming, fault tolerance, DevSecOps, frame transformation problems, multi degree of freedom robotic arms

Technologies

C++, Rust, Python, Go, NixOS, Linux, gRPC, TCP/IP, RS485, RS232

Responsibilities

Design and implement core autonomy software for AUVs; lead architecture and deployment of mission logic; manage and mentor a small team of 3-4 engineers; define requirements and manage roadmaps for mission systems; engage with customers to represent technical aspects of payloads and missions; write and maintain core libraries for robotics platforms; organize integration events and manage feature rollouts to the fleet.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership

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