Vehicle Software Engineer

Seasats • San Diego, CA

34d • $140,000 - $190,000 • Onsite

About The Position

As part of the vehicle software team, you'll be responsible for creating and integrating the software that drives our ASVs -- from integrating new sensors and payloads, to developing new navigation algorithms, to building robust communications pipelines, to optimizing power management. This team is responsible for integrating all of the vehicle subsystems into a cohesive whole, and is central to the successful operation of our ASVs, whether they’re navigating through harbors or operating with limited communication hundreds of miles offshore. In this role, you’ll work across the stack, from writing low-level drivers to implementing higher-level decision-making logic. You will collaborate closely with teammates, contribute to technical discussions, and continuously help raise the bar for software engineering practices across the company. This is an excellent opportunity to do high impact work, see your code go into live field robotics applications, and join a fun and hard-working team on the cutting edge of ocean autonomy.

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional software industry experience, with 2+ years developing embedded software
• Mastery of Python
• Strong proficiency in C++
• Experience integrating a variety of sensor data in autonomous systems (ex. IMU, GPS, RADAR, LiDAR, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience designing software architectures and algorithms for systems with tight resource limits
• Excellent collaboration and teamwork skills, with a side of humility
• Ability to obtain a security clearance (U.S. Citizenship may be required)

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency working in Linux environments
• Experience with messaging/middleware frameworks (ex. MQTT, ZeroMQ, ROS)
• Familiarity with common sensor communication protocols (ex. RS-232, RS-485, TCP/IP, NMEA-2000, CAN, I2C, SPI)

Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing, and testing new features to make our boats smarter, more robust, and easier to use
• Developing and validating new autonomy algorithms to safely guide our boats through channels and across oceans
• Working hands-on to integrate new sensors and payloads
• Continuously adding to and improving our automated test suite, tooling, and health checks
• Supporting vehicle checkout, testing, troubleshooting, and demonstrations by making trips to our local launch points with a laptop to provide hands-on support

Benefits

• Competitive insurance (including a 99% employer-covered Gold HMO plan or other options)
• 401k matching up to 4% of salary
• Four free lunches per week
• An employee activity fund
• A pet-friendly office
• Unlimited/Flex PTO

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed