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Staff Engineer, Software - Autonomous Aircraft Integration (R4983)

Washington, DC💼 Full-time🗓 2025-08-15 → 2026-09-27

Core

Deploying autonomy solutions onto unmanned platforms, preparing systems for flight, and troubleshooting mission-critical issues in lab and field environments.

Role type

Staff Engineer, Software - Autonomous Aircraft Integration

Builds

Autonomous flight systems for unmanned aircraft (V-BAT, X-BAT) and Hivemind autonomy software

Domain

Defense technology, unmanned aerial systems (UAS), hardware-software integration

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

systems engineering, hardware-software integration, flight system preparation, mission-critical troubleshooting, lab and field operations, complex integration challenges

Preferred skills

hands-on experience in fast-paced test conditions, strong systems thinking

Technologies

Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT, X-BAT aircraft

Responsibilities

Deploy autonomy solutions onto unmanned platforms, prepare systems for flight, troubleshoot mission-critical issues in lab and field environments

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC

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