Senior Autonomy Robotics Engineer

Senior Autonomy Robotics Engineer

Near Earth Autonomy seeks a Senior Autonomy Robotics Engineer in Pittsburgh, PA to design, develop, refine, and test algorithms, methods, and systems for autonomous flight applications, and integrate and deploy them onto aircraft that range from small drones to helicopters; and exercise technical leadership, guiding projects through the complete lifecycle from design to production, supervising other engineers as needed, and providing subject matter expertise.

Duties include implementing mathematical models of mission plan execution, such as behavior trees and state machines for autonomous systems; designing and implementing robotics perception and state estimation algorithms for vehicle navigation and guidance; designing and implementing autonomous aerial vehicle controllers; performing software benchmarking and optimization in multi-threaded development environments; integrating sensors into flight systems, including lidar, cameras, GPS, and gimbals;

software design and programming in C++ and Python; setting up and managing continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Git Lab or similar environments; developing systems in a Linux environment; field testing aerial robotics systems; and leading teams and mentoring new engineers. Occasional local telecommuting is permitted.

Requirements include a Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field. Five years of experience in aerospace, robotics, and/or autonomous flight domains. Experience must include: (i) robotics perception and state estimation algorithms for vehicle navigation and guidance; (ii) autonomous aerial vehicle controllers; (iii) sensor integration into flight systems, including lidar, cameras, GPS, and gimbals;

(iv) software design and programming in C++ and Python; (v) continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Git Lab or similar environments; (vi) development in the Linux environment; (vii) robotics hardware and software, including sensor data pipelines; (viii) software engineering practice and software development life cycle; and (ix) Robot Operating System (ROS). Travel required within U.S. about 6 times per year, about 3 days per trip for flight tests and demonstrations.

Salary: $ per year.