Senior Autonomy Software Engineer
Core
Develop flight autonomy capabilities, guidance, navigation, and control for Hermeus' supersonic vehicle fleet.
Role type
Senior IC autonomy software engineer (GNC)
Builds
Flight autonomy software, mission-autonomy behaviors, and vehicle decision-making capabilities for unmanned supersonic aircraft.
Domain
Defense aviation, unmanned aerial systems, guidance, navigation, and control (GNC)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Modern C++, autonomous systems, guidance, navigation, control (GNC), software integration, automated testing, simulation
Preferred skills
Experience with unmanned aircraft, command-and-control systems, sensor integration
Technologies
C++, simulation environments, navigation sensors
Responsibilities
Develop modern C++ software for flight autonomy, guidance, navigation, and control; Design and implement mission-autonomy behaviors and vehicle decision-making capabilities; Develop and integrate guidance and control loops for unmanned aircraft; Support the integration, evaluation, and validation of navigation sensors and navigation solutions; Integrate autonomy capabilities into existing aircraft software architectures and command-and-control systems; Develop automated test suites, simulation scenarios, and utilities to verify autonomy performance; Work closely with GNC and simulation engineers to develop, test, and validate autonomy algorithms
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC