Zone 5 Technologies · 2 days ago
Autonomy Engineer III/IV
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$180K/yr - $210K/yr
3+ years expZone 5 Technologies is redefining unmanned aircraft systems with innovative solutions. They are seeking a skilled Autonomy Engineer to develop and implement advanced algorithms and software for autonomous flight systems, ensuring mission success and safety in safety-critical environments.
AerospaceManufacturingMechanical Engineering
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, code, and implement autonomy software solutions for unmanned aircraft systems
Assist with implementation of the autonomy agent on onboard compute systems
Test and optimize algorithms in modeling and simulation environments. This includes path planning and search algorithms, adaptive responses to dynamic real-time changes in environment, decentralized decision making, and other algorithms and optimizations for single or multi-vehicle scenarios
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop autonomy software solutions
Debug, troubleshoot, and isolate software issues
Design, implement, test, and maintain software for high-reliability systems in safety-critical environments
Utilize Git and GitHub for version control, code reviews, and collaborative development
Support build automation, system integration, and testing through scripting, command-line tools, and modeling and simulation environments
Contribute to CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and assist in deploying software to cloud environments, particularly AWS
Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by adhering to good practices and habits of configuration control and design reviews
Qualification
Required
3–8 years of professional experience in autonomy software applications development ideally in aerospace, defense, or safety-critical industries
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, or related field
Proficiency in one or more programming languages: C, C++, C#, Python, Rust, Matlab/Simulink, or other related language
Hands-on experience with Git, GitHub
Experience with CI/CD practices and tools, particularly GitHub Actions, and exposure to AWS infrastructure
U.S. Citizen
Able to possess and maintain an active security clearance
Preferred
Experience working with software containerization methods and utilities such as Docker and Docker-Compose is desired
Experience with Universal Command and Control Interface (UCI) for UAS and Open Mission Systems (OMS) is desired
Experience integrating sensor fusion, state estimation, path planning, localization, and decentralized decision-making algorithms is desired
Benefits
Competitive total compensation package
Comprehensive benefit package options include medical, dental, vision, life, and more.
401k with company-match
4 weeks of paid time off each year
12 annual company holidays
Company
Zone 5 Technologies
Zone 5 Technologies is an aviation component manufacturing company that develops and tests unmanned aircraft systems.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2025-12-17Acquired
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