Engineering Lead, Autonomy Software

Lead the development of cutting-edge autonomy software that enables unmanned systems to operate intelligently in complex, real-world environments.

In this role, you will guide multidisciplinary teams to design, build, and deploy high-performance autonomy solutions,from algorithm development to system integration and field testing. Working at the intersection of robotics, aerospace, and software engineering, you’ll drive mission-critical capabilities from concept to flight, delivering resilient, scalable systems that perform in dynamic and contested conditions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead teams across autonomy, integration, and testing by aligning technical efforts, resolving cross-functional challenges, and driving mission-focused execution. Balance hands-on technical oversight with performance optimization, innovation, and clear stakeholder communication.

• Design tactical autonomy algorithms to enable unmanned aircraft to perform complex missions across air, land, and sea domains with minimal human supervision.

• Develop high-performance software modules that incorporate planning, decision-making, and behavior execution strategies for dynamic and adversarial environments.

• Implement and test behavior architectures that enable multi-agent coordination, target engagement, reconnaissance, and survivability in contested scenarios.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including perception, planning, simulation, hardware, and flight test to ensure seamless integration of autonomy solutions on real-world platforms.

• Deploy autonomy capabilities to real platforms and participate in field tests and flight demos, validating performance in operationally relevant conditions.

Required qualifications:

• A tertiary level qualification in Computer Science, Mechatronics, Software Engineering, Robotics or a related field

• Significant professional experience in robotics, autonomy, perception or aerospace systems

• Strong experience in modern C++

• Experience leading teams to delivery engineering projects

• Significant experience in building and delivering reliable software systems, ideally in fast-paced environments

Preferred qualifications:

• Prior experience with uncrewed systems, especially in the air domain

• Defence industry experience

• Significant experience in one or more of the following domains:

• State Estimation

• Real-Time Systems

• Guidance, Navigation and Control

• Path Planning