Lead Autonomy Robotics Engineer (UAS)

Location: Moorpark, California, United States; office-based role with some travel within the Continental U.S. required, up to 30%

Salary: $151,000–$230,250 per year

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous systems and unmanned technologies for air, land, sea, space, and cyber applications.

What you will do

• Develop robust autonomy algorithms for planning and control in uncertain, dynamic environments.
• Build capabilities for single- and multi-vehicle operations, including GPS-denied technologies and target detection, classification, localization, and tracking.
• Design embedded systems and integrate EO, camera, radar, acoustic, and lidar sensors.
• Develop modeling, simulation, software, testing, and mobile operator platform UI/UX solutions.
• Deliver rigorously tested research products and coordinate work on new technical assignments.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to complex system architecture and integration.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, computer science, computer engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8–12 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Experience implementing state-of-the-art algorithms on real hardware, preferably on low-size, weight, and power devices.
• Strong system design, integration, software modularity, portability, and testability skills.
• Required experience with C and C++; modern C++ standards are preferred.
• U.S. citizenship is required; applicants must be able to obtain a U.S. security clearance and qualify as a U.S. person under ITAR/EAR requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience with GPS-denied systems, path planning, trajectory generation, multi-vehicle coordination, uncertainty estimation, computer vision, or advanced control methods.
• Master’s or PhD in a related field.
• Experience with MATLAB and/or Python.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative engineering environment focused on autonomous systems and defense technology.
• Regular employment with medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with company matching.
• 9/80 work schedule and paid holiday shutdown.
• Work involving government contracts and mission-critical unmanned systems.