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Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Weapons (R5427)

Washington, DC💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-21 → 2026-09-26

Core

Develop and integrate autonomy software solutions for small, air- or ground-launched effects platforms operating in multi-agent fleets and disconnected environments.

Role type

Senior IC software engineer (autonomy integration)

Builds

Mission-ready autonomy software for launched effects platforms

Domain

Defense technology, autonomous systems, embedded software

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

C/C++, embedded systems, multi-agent coordination, autopilot integration, hardware/software debugging, mission data analysis, system design, technical leadership, cross-team collaboration

Preferred skills

PX4, ArduPilot, C2 interoperability standards (UCI, OMS, MOSA, WOSA, TAK/CoT), simulation environments

Technologies

PX4, ArduPilot, HivemindSDK, simulation tools

Responsibilities

Develop and integrate autonomy software onto launched effects platforms; own major features from design through operational deployment; collaborate with Autonomy Capabilities, Perception teams, and autopilot vendors; contribute to design reviews and integration planning; build and validate mission-ready systems; travel to test sites for flight operations and troubleshooting; diagnose integration issues across software and embedded systems; capture mission data and drive improvements; implement C2 interoperability interfaces.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with technical leadership

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