Senior Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5193)
Core
Define long-term technical strategy and drive the evolution of autonomy architecture for unmanned aircraft (V-BAT, X-BAT) supporting ISR, target acquisition, and multi-agent missions.
Role type
Senior Staff Software Engineer (Autonomous Pilot Integration)
Builds
Mission autonomy software, flight-autonomy interfaces, payload integration, and multi-agent capabilities for expeditionary platforms.
Domain
Defense technology, unmanned aerial systems (UAS), autonomous flight control
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Technical strategy definition, autonomy architecture design, cross-team leadership, complex integration problem solving, engineering standards definition, mentorship of senior engineers, mission readiness validation, C2 interoperability strategy, hiring strategy for senior roles
Preferred skills
Experience with expeditionary operations, knowledge of open-systems standards, background in defense or aerospace
Technologies
HivemindSDK, ViDAR, ATR, GCS
Responsibilities
Define and drive long-term technical direction for Expeditionary autonomy; Guide development of mission autonomy and flight-autonomy interfaces; Establish technical strategy with the Aircraft team; Influence architecture across Autonomy Capabilities, Perception, and Strategic Systems; Serve as subject matter expert for complex integration challenges; Lead architecture reviews and engineering standards; Mentor senior engineers and define technical hiring bars; Guide customer releases and mission validation; Drive improvements to integration workflows and testing infrastructure; Define strategy for C2 interoperability.
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on IC with strategic leadership