Autonomy Lead
About The Position
Neros is a defense technology company rebuilding America’s drone industrial base. We design and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems that are tested in combat, iterated at startup speed, and built at massive scale. Our team culture is fast, hands-on, and obsessed with closing the gap between design and deployment. As drones transform the character of warfare, Neros is delivering the systems the West needs to compete on the modern battlefield and deter the adversaries of democracy. We’re hiring engineers, operators, and builders who want to move fast, take on extreme ownership, and get capability into the hands of warfighters in months, not years. The Lead Autonomy Engineer will be responsible for the development of an upcoming autonomy-related product. They will directly manage the autonomy software and define hardware requirements for support hardware teams to design to. They will develop terminal guidance, position hold, visual navigation, and swarming capabilities for current and future Neros products.
Requirements
- Experience leading a team in hardware constrained autonomy, ideally related to small drones or similar fields.
- Experience contributing to and managing projects with experience in computer vision, robotics, state estimation, and or controls
- Some management experience is required, as you will be leading a small team and and a project
- Experience developing compute limited embedded autonomy software
- Strong experience developing software in C / C++ / Python
- Experience managing and hiring for AI or autonomy roles
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience working with quadcopters or other aerospace systems
- Knowledge of Betaflight / ExpressLRS / Ardupilot
Responsibilities
- development of an upcoming autonomy-related product
- directly manage the autonomy software
- define hardware requirements for support hardware teams to design to
- develop terminal guidance
- develop position hold
- develop visual navigation
- develop swarming capabilities for current and future Neros products
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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