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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration (R5193)

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

Core

Building and integrating autonomy software for unmanned platforms (air, maritime, space) to execute mission behaviors and multi-agent coordination in real-world operations.

Role type

Senior Staff Software Engineer (Autonomous Pilot Integration)

Builds

Autonomy software stacks, mission behaviors, and control systems for unmanned vehicles

Domain

Defense technology, unmanned systems, autonomous control

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Mission planning, multi-agent coordination, executive autonomy, hardware-in-the-loop integration, software-in-the-loop validation, system architecture, cross-team technical leadership

Preferred skills

Experience with motion planning, track fusion, C2 providers, vehicle/autopilot control vendors

Technologies

HivemindSDK, autonomy reference implementations

Responsibilities

Write new autonomy code for mission behaviors and platform-specific control; own code end-to-end from simulation to live test exercises; drive technical direction across multiple programs; mentor senior engineers and team leads; represent the team to engineering leadership and standards bodies

Seniority

Senior Staff, hands-on IC with strategic scope

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