Software Engineer, Localization

Mach Industries • Huntington Beach, CA

80d

About The Position

Mach Industries is building an AI-forward autonomy stack for contested environments where GPS and other sensing is unavailable or unreliable. As a member of our team, you will design and implement state-of-the-art estimation and sensor-fusion algorithms that power robust navigation across all of our product lines. You will work at the intersection of perception, state estimation, and embedded systems to bring research-grade algorithms to rugged, real-world deployments.

Requirements

• Stellar software ability: Modern C++ on Linux; Python for tooling/analysis; strong debugging, profiling, testing discipline.
• SLAM/state estimation: Error-state EKF/UKF, factor graphs, nonlinear least-squares (Ceres/GTSAM), observability and covariance tuning.
• Vision experience VIO/SLAM, camera models, optical flow/feature tracking; comfort with deep learning for detection/seg/pose (PyTorch) and on-edge deployment.
• Sensor integration: IMU strapdown and biases, GNSS/RTK; multi-camera, LiDAR, radar, magnetometer, barometer.
• Ship and fly: Proven research-to-production delivery and field testing on real platforms.
• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical/Aerospace Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with CUDA/TensorRT/ONNX Runtime; NVIDIA Jetson pipelines.
• Exposure to ROS 2, PX4/ArduPilot integration.
• Strong data practices: data validation in CI, SQL/Parquet, reproducible datasets.
• Experience in contested/denied RF, low-light/night, high-vibration environments.
• Rust for systems tooling; Docker for reproducibility.

Responsibilities

• Prototype and productionize vision navigation and targeting features end-to-end from sim to HITL to flight with production C++.
• Turn detections (EO/IR/RF/radar) into well-posed measurement models with latencies/covariances; make the estimator decision-aware without corrupting state.
• Stabilize GNSS to VIO handover (adaptive covariances, gating, hysteresis, reset-less alignment) to eliminate jumps and estimator resets.
• Build and optimize real-time software on Linux/embedded; profile CPU/GPU, vectorize hot paths; optional CUDA/TensorRT on Jetson hardware.
• Own calibration and time-sync across IMU/cameras/radar/LiDAR/GNSS; validate in flight.
• Create evaluation pipelines and dashboards for drift, handover stability, relocalization, track quality.
• Implement fault detection and graceful degradation for harsh conditions (blur, low-light, vibration, RF denial).
• Integrate global aids (maps, magnetics, radar) for long-term consistency and loop-closure robustness.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Opportunities for professional development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees