Robotic Software Engineer - Aerial Autonomy
Applied Intuition is a physical-AI company that provides software platforms for developing, validating, deploying, and operating intelligent vehicles and machines.
About Applied Intuition
Founded in 2017, Applied Intuition builds physical-AI tooling and infrastructure, a Vehicle OS, and a Self-Driving System for automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining, agriculture, and robotics applications.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will design and integrate autonomy and vehicle-intelligence systems across hardware and software. You will deploy autonomy on embedded platforms, troubleshoot complex integration issues, support live UAV flight tests, and validate systems in software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop environments.
Requirements
- BS or MS in Robotics, Computer Science, or a related engineering field
- 3+ years of hands-on robotic systems experience
- C++ programming experience
- Experience integrating robotics products with Pixhawk autopilots, ArduPilot, or PX4
- Experience with UART, RS232, RS422, RS485, SPI, QSPI, I2C, and Ethernet
- Experience with Docker, containerized deployments, and Linux operating systems
- Experience with Git, Visual Studio Code, and GitLab
- Familiarity with real-time, edge-computing, safety-critical, SIL, and HIL systems
- Willingness to travel 10–20%
- U.S. citizenship
- Eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance
Responsibilities
- Develop modular autonomy capabilities for defense applications
- Integrate and deploy autonomy solutions on embedded Linux hardware platforms
- Interface with sensors and collect data
- Troubleshoot integration and software issues
- Integrate autonomy software with aircraft autopilots, datalinks, sensors, PNT/GPS/INS, and ground control stations
- Support live flight testing of unmanned aerial vehicles
- Collaborate with UAS vendors to integrate autonomy software onto OEM hardware
- Conduct system setup, testing, and validation in SIL and HIL environments
- Implement service-oriented architecture software and inter-process messaging systems
Benefits
- Equity
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401k retirement benefits with employer match
- Learning stipend
- Wellness stipend
- Paid time off