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Scientific Systems · 22 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer II - Autonomy Systems

Burlington, MA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$142K/yr - $180K/yr

5+ years exp

Scientific Systems is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to develop and support software for advanced AI/Autonomy technologies for collaborative, autonomous mission systems. The role involves designing, implementing, and testing autonomy software systems and requires a strong background in AI/Autonomy software development.

AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)Technical Support

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop advanced AI/Autonomy software for multi-vehicle mission systems operating in complex, contested environments

Work independently as a component lead and part of a program team to design, implement, simulate, and test autonomy software systems for uncrewed, multi-vehicle autonomy systems

Support presentation of technical results to internal and external customers

The position may require occasional travel (10%) when necessary

Must be able to obtain and maintain a United States DOD Security Clearance

Qualification

AI/Autonomy software developmentC/C++ programmingPython programmingEmbedded/real-time computingAgile software developmentGitlab/GithubCI/CD methodologiesBehavior-based RoboticsMachine Learning technologiesDOD Security ClearanceTechnical communicationTeam leadership

Required

Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Math, Statistics, Robotics or related subject area and 5+ years of related experience

Experience in software development of AI/Autonomy for Robotics, Autonomous Uncrewed Systems, and/or related Machine Learning technologies

Prior experience programming in C/C++, Python, and embedded/real-time computing applications. Familiarity with RUST (or relevant memory-safe languages)

Extensive experience with modern software development (Agile, Gitlab/Github, Confluence/Jira, CI/CD, Conan, SonarQube, automated test methodologies, etc.)

Working knowledge of Behavior-based Robotics: middleware/ROS, perception, cognition, decision algorithms (navigation, task/path planning, multi-agent coordination)

Must be able to obtain and maintain a United States DOD Security Clearance

Preferred

Established history of successfully leading small-team implementation of advanced AI/Autonomy software technologies and effective technical communications

Working knowledge of USG DoD mission data systems and datalink architectures, such as JSE, OMS, UMAA, FACE, DDS, ROS, STANAG 4586, J-Series