Staff Software Engineer, Advanced Pilot Assistant Software (Autonomy/Robotics)

The role

You will design, build, and deploy robotic and embedded software for advanced pilot assistance systems. You will own autonomy-related features and optimize software for edge compute environments.

What you will do

• Design, build, and deploy robotic and embedded software.
• Own autonomy-related features or subsystems from concept through deployment.
• Write, review, and maintain high-quality Python and C++ code.
• Integrate software with hardware, sensors, and perception or data ingestion pipelines.
• Optimize software for edge compute environments.
• Lead testing, validation, and deployment efforts.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to technical direction.

Required qualifications

• 9+ years of experience designing and deploying robotic software and/or embedded systems in production environments.
• Strong software engineering skills in C++ and/or Python.
• Experience in systems-level or embedded programming.
• Experience building real-time or interactive systems that support users making time-sensitive decisions.
• Familiarity with autonomy-related systems such as planning, decision-making, or reasoning, and integrating with perception or sensor pipelines.
• Hands-on experience working with embedded or edge compute platforms and debugging hardware/software interactions.
• Proven ability to deliver complex systems end-to-end in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.

Nice to have

• Experience working on safety-critical or mission-critical systems, including aviation or robotics domains.
• Familiarity with robot operating systems or middleware such as ROS or DDS.
• Experience supporting human operators in the loop, simulation environments, or real-time control systems.
• Background in advanced mobility, autonomy, and robotics.

Benefits

• 100% of employee medical premiums covered; 25% for dependents
• 3 weeks PTO
• 13+ paid company holidays
• 401(k) offered

Before you apply

• Can only hire U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens, Green Card holders, lawful permanent residents, or individuals granted asylum or refugee status).
• Unable to provide visa sponsorship or support visa transfers.
• All work must be performed in the United States.

About the company

Beacon AI is a team of aviators, engineers, and operators building an AI platform to make flying safer, more efficient, and more capable. They operate with small, focused teams that own what they build.