Vehicle Autonomy Integration Engineer

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Platform Integration: Integrate HavocAI autonomy software onto new and existing robotic platforms, including autonomous vessels, drones, ground vehicles and other unmanned systems.
• Vehicle Controls & Autopilots: Work with autopilot and flight or vehicle control systems, including MAVLink-based interfaces.
• Sensors & Communication Interfaces: Integrate and debug sensors including GPS/INS, IMUs, cameras, radar, lidar, environmental sensors and other payloads.
• Test & Field Support: Support system bring-up, bench and hardware-in-the-loop testing, dockside and ground testing, sea trials, flight tests and field demonstrations.
• Troubleshooting: Diagnose issues across software, networking, embedded hardware, sensors, power, controls and platform behavior, using logs, telemetry, test equipment and what you see in the field.
• Tools & Documentation: Build scripts, tools, configuration files, interface documentation and repeatable integration procedures that make each new platform bring-up faster and more reliable.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Improvement: Partner with autonomy, embedded software, hardware, field operations and product teams to improve integration and reliability.

Job requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience
• Experience integrating software with real hardware, such as robotic platforms, vehicles, sensors, actuators or embedded systems
• Programming or scripting experience in C++, Python, Bash or similar languages
• Comfortable working in Linux and troubleshooting with command-line tools, logs, telemetry and network diagnostics
• Working knowledge of at least one hardware or network interface, such as CAN, serial, Ethernet, UDP/TCP or MQTT
• Strong systems thinking and debugging skills across software, hardware, networking and controls
• High ownership, strong communication, and comfort working in fast-moving lab and field environments
• Able to work a hybrid schedule from our North Kingstown, RI facility, with regular hands-on vehicle integration and testing