Senior Software Engineer – Embedded & Autonomous Systems
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Design and optimize embedded C++ applications for autonomous systems, integrating sensors and autopilot, with expertise in robotics, AI, and Agile methodologies.
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To reinforce its embedded and autonomous software team, RBAT is seeking a
Senior Software Engineer
with
10+ years of experience
in
embedded software
, robotics, autonomy, sensor integration and real-time systems.
You will join a high-impact engineering team driving the development of autonomous and defense-grade platforms.
This role focuses on advanced software engineering while leveraging experience with autopilot kits, robotics middleware, mechatronics platforms, sensor fusion, and AI/ML pipelines.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and optimize embedded and real-time C++ applications for autonomous platforms.
- Ensure system-to-system and sensor-to-system integration compliance using ICDs.
- Integrate and configure autopilot systems and custom flight-control kits.
- Implement real-time communication via UDP/TCP sockets, serial protocols, and robotics middleware.
- Develop and implement algorithms for autonomous navigation, planning, and control.
- Implement sensor fusion pipelines using IMU, GPS, LiDAR, radar, and camera inputs.
- Build distributed data systems with ZeroMQ, Kafka, Protobuf, MAVLink, MAVROS, and gRPC.
- Develop AI and computer vision modules, including object detection, tracking, and real-time perception.
- Collaborate with Command and Control, Product ownership, and quality assurance teams for end-to-end integration.
- Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and architecture planning.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation, including design specs, APIs, and integration guides.
- Research and introduce new technologies to enhance autonomy, AI, and perception stack performance.
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