Staff Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208)
Dallas, TexasAll locationsDallas, TexasWashington, DCBoston, MASan Diego, California On-site
$195,200–$292,800 a yearJobFig found this opening at its original source and checks that it remains available.
About the role
In this role, you'll lead the technical delivery of complex autonomy capabilities spanning platform integration, mission autonomy, and operational deployment. You'll own some of the team's most challenging technical problems—from defining flight-autonomy interfaces and integrating advanced payloads to driving mission readiness for customer releases. You'll influence technical direction across multiple subsystems while partnering closely with the Aircraft team, Autonomy Capabilities, Perception, GCS, Strategic Systems (ACP), feature crews, and customer stakeholders. You'll combine deep technical expertise with systems thinking to drive successful integration across software, hardware, and operations while mentoring engineers and improving engineering practices across the Expeditionary portfolio.
What you'll bring
- – Members of this team typically travel around 10–20% of the year to different office locations, customer sites, operator training events, flight tests, and integration exercises.
- BS/MS in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years of relevant experience.
- Expert C++ and Linux development experience.
- Experience leading complex autonomy or embedded software integration efforts.
- Experience influencing technical direction across multiple engineering teams.
- Experience supporting operational test events or customer deployments.
- Ability to obtain a SECRET clearance.
- Experience with Group 3 UAS or VTOL aircraft.
- Experience with custom autopilot integration.
- EO/IR or ViDAR integration.
- Long-endurance ISR missions.