Senior Robotics Software Engineer — Autonomous Systems

About This Role

This Software Engineering role is within Textron System’s Uncrewed Land and Air Systems division. The team is engaged in multiple cutting‑edge development programs for defense applications. A strong candidate for this role will possess a history of software development for robotic/autonomous applications.

• Providing engineering support on both current and next generation technologies in support of our family of uncrewed ground and air products
• Participating in software development of new products across all phases of the product lifecycle from concept development to lab and offsite integration and evaluation
• Estimating requirements, design, implementation, review, testing, documentation, and release
• Taking technical leadership/ownership of software components and systems
• Integrating internal and third‑party software solutions into our products
• Interfacing directly with the customer
• Collaborating with the software engineering team and other engineering disciplines to create functional systems
• Mentoring others within the team
• Performing trade studies
• Supporting onsite and offsite integration and testing
• Driving process improvement
• Leading software development efforts
• Estimating scope, managing tasks, generating assignments, and status reporting
• Driving tasks to completion independently
• Providing technical direction to engineering staff and technicians of all disciplines as required
• Interacting daily with program managers, planners, and technicians
• Preparing and presenting software engineering work products to internal review teams and external customers at program milestone reviews

• Technical leadership
• Individual Contributor (SME)
• Engineering Management

• Required:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in computer science or computer engineering or related field required with 8 years of experience, or master’s degree with 5 years of experience, in addition to the following skills/experience:
• Understanding of robotics systems including sensors, actuators, mechanical, algorithms, and software systems
• Proficiency in C/C++ or C# programming
• Proficiency with Unix based operating systems
• Proficiency with shell scripting
• Knowledgeable of Object‑Oriented Analysis (OOA)/Object‑Oriented Design (OOD)
• Experience using configuration management tools such as Git or Mercurial
• Effective writing and presentation skills
• Experience interacting directly with customers
• Ability to work in teams and independently with minimal direction
• Travel up to 15% of the time
• Eligibility to obtain a Secret Clearance
• Professional experience in autonomous driving/flight or robotics industry with experience in software/system integration and on‑field testing (3 years)
• Preferred:
  Professional experience with integrating or designing autonomous solutions for land and/or air platforms
• Experience with Micro Pilot’s autopilot software
• Experience with Piccolo autopilot software
• Experience with MOOS DB/IvP
• Experience with Qt projects/libraries
• Experience with OpenDDS
• Experience with containerization platforms such as Docker
• Experience with Network/Serial/CAN interface development
• Experience with frontend technologies including CSS, JavaScript, Type Script, REST API, databases (SQL or No
  
  SQL), and web UI design
• Experience with automation build servers such as Jenkins
• Experience with workflow management tools such as Jira
• Experience with static code analysis tools such as Coverity
• Experience developing MCP Servers and MCP Tools for use with LMMs
• Experience with AI software development and workflow tools
• Experience with MIL‑STD‑882E software development
• Experience with UML or MBSE tools like Magic Draw
• Experience in customer interfacing and ability to build relationships
• Experience solving complicated problems in a fast‑paced environment

• Flexible Work Schedules
• Education Assistance
• Career Development & Training Opportunities
• Wellness Program (including Fitness Reimbursement)
• Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(K) with Company Funding
• Paid Parental Leave
• Competitive base pay ranging from $140,100 to $214,700 per year

Textron is committed to providing Equal Opportunity in Employment, to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, disability, sex (including pregnancy and sexual orientation), genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.