Position Overview

We are seeking a Software and Autonomy Engineering Lead to own technical direction for our full autonomy software stack from embedded firmware through perception and into higher autonomous targeting behaviors. This role leads the engineering team building computer vision, sensor fusion, targeting, and control systems that operate on constrained edge hardware in dynamic, contested environments.

You will set architecture and coding standards across firmware and software, mentor and grow the engineering team, and personally develop perception and autonomy systems from prototyping through field deployment.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

Set technical direction and architecture standards spanning firmware and autonomy software

Lead, mentor, and help grow a small team of firmware and software engineers

Own build vs. buy and make vs. partner decisions for perception and autonomy components

Partner with hardware and program management on system-level tradeoffs

Perception & Autonomy

Develop and deploy real-time object detection, classification, and tracking systems for small, fast-moving aerial and ground targets

Optimize models for edge deployment in constrained environments

Build multi-sensor perception pipelines that enable sensor fusion

Build robustness for real-world conditions

Integrate perception outputs into downstream tracking and effector control systems

Firmware & Systems Integration

Oversee firmware architecture for sensor drivers, real-time OS scheduling, and hardware controls

Ensure clean interfaces between firmware, perception, and targeting layers

Support field testing, integration, and troubleshooting across the full stack

Required Skills and Experience

Experience leading or mentoring a software/firmware engineering team
Experience with modern computer vision models and training/fine-tuning/deployment
Proven track record of edge model optimization
Experience with lead-angle calculation for computing aimpoint solutions from tracked target kinematics
Experience building human-in-the-loop control interfaces or state machines that facilitate automated tracking and operator authorization
Embedded/firmware experience: real-time OS, sensor drivers, and hardware management
Experience with real-time video pipelines and multi-sensor fusion
Experience with Hailo or similar edge AI accelerators
Python, C++ &/OR Rust skills

Preferred Skills and Experience

Experience in kill chain methodologies, edge perception and classification for specific target sets, and an understanding of the trade-offs for different sensing modalities and wavelengths
Experience with hardware control loop algorithms for tracking and targeting
Experience with multi-object tracking and target fusion and arbitration
Prior experience in defense, counter-UAS, or small-UAS autonomy systems
Experience developing and/or working in .cu files

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