Software Embedded Engineer (Hiring at Multiple Levels)

Auterion•Manassas, VA

10d

About The Position

Auterion is seeking a hands-on Autonomous Drone Software Embedded Engineer to join a swarming program. This role spans the autonomy lifecycle, from developing autonomy capabilities to investigating real-world flight-test data. The engineer will work on a lean, high-impact team, contribute to feature development and architecture and design decisions, and affect projects across the team. The ideal candidate is self-starting, able to work independently amid ambiguity, and willing to make decisions and drive projects to completion. Auterion builds a software platform for AI-powered autonomous systems serving enterprise and government customers. The company describes its team as focused on important missions and challenging problems, and emphasizes innovation, openness, excellence, collaboration, and meaningful impact.

Requirements

At least 1 year of professional engineering experience in robotics, embedded systems, or distributed systems.
Deep proficiency in modern C++ or Python, with practical experience designing, reasoning about, and debugging highly concurrent systems.
Embedded systems experience working close to hardware on real-time or safety-critical platforms, such as avionics, automotive, or robotics.
Strong architectural understanding of distributed systems and ability to evaluate and select consensus designs.
Familiarity with robust release management, versioned artifacts, and pinned dependencies.
U.S. citizenship required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with PX4, MAVLink, and related drone software ecosystems.

Responsibilities

Take ownership of and drive development of new features across the autonomy stack and partner integrations.
Collaborate with hardware engineers, product managers, and external partners to define system requirements and translate them into robust software architecture.
Design and implement distributed state machines, leader election protocols, and fault-tolerant architectures.
Deliver clean, readable, maintainable code while managing complex concurrency and contention scenarios.
Develop and run tests in SITL/HITL simulation environments to validate code before physical deployment.
Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and technical documentation to elevate engineering standards.
Investigate flight tests decisively, applying engineering judgment to physical failure modes and release safety.