{"id":47,"date":"2026-09-02T13:59:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T13:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unseenrobotics.com\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2026-09-02T14:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:05:23","slug":"robotics-software-autonomy-engineer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/unseenrobotics.com\/?page_id=47","title":{"rendered":"Robotics Software & Autonomy Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Location:<\/strong> Columbus, Ohio
Employment:<\/strong> Full-Time or Part-Time, Contingent on SBIR\/Contract Award
Experience Level:<\/strong> Early Career \/ New Graduate
Expected Start:<\/strong> Upon program award and funding<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apply by sending your resume, your portfolio of robots you have developed software for and a link to your git repo to “careers at unseenrobotics dot com”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Role<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We are seeking a Robotics Software & Autonomy Engineer<\/strong> to help develop the software that enables small robotic systems to sense, make decisions, communicate, and operate with increasing levels of autonomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is not a narrowly defined software position. You will work directly with physical hardware, sensors, communications systems, embedded computers, simulation environments, and other engineering disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This position is contingent upon successful SBIR or other government contract award<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What You’ll Do<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Develop embedded and application software for robotic systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Develop autonomy, navigation, mission-management, and vehicle-control functionality.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Integrate cameras, navigation systems, communications equipment, sensors, and embedded computing hardware.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Develop interfaces between onboard and ground-based systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Build simulation and software-in-the-loop\/hardware-in-the-loop test capabilities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Develop tools for collecting, analyzing, and visualizing test data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Implement fault detection, health monitoring, and autonomous response logic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Support cybersecurity and secure communications implementation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Participate in field and flight testing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Troubleshoot problems spanning software, networking, electronics, and physical hardware.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Help establish the software architecture and development processes for future products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    We’re Looking For<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    • BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, or a related discipline.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Experience programming in C++, Python, C, or similar languages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Strong understanding of software architecture and debugging.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Experience integrating software with real hardware.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Ability to independently solve poorly defined engineering problems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Interest in robotics, autonomous systems, aviation, or defense technology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Experience with ROS\/ROS 2, Linux, embedded computing, computer vision, AI\/ML, navigation, flight controls, simulation, networking, cybersecurity, or UAVs is a plus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Who Will Thrive Here<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      We’re looking for a builder<\/strong>, not simply someone who writes code from a requirements document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      If you’ve programmed a robot, built an autonomous vehicle, competed on an engineering team, developed a UAV, integrated sensors, or spent nights debugging why software and hardware weren’t talking to each other, we’d like to hear from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      As an early member of the engineering team, you’ll have the opportunity to influence the software architecture, autonomy approach, development environment, and future product roadmap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Important:<\/strong> This is a contingent position. Selection does not constitute a guarantee of employment. Hiring and the anticipated start date depend upon successful contract or SBIR award and availability of program funding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Location: Columbus, OhioEmployment: Full-Time or Part-Time, Contingent on SBIR\/Contract AwardExperience Level: Early Career \/ New GraduateExpected Start: Upon program award and funding Apply by sending your resume, your portfolio of robots you have developed software for and a link to your git repo to “careers at unseenrobotics dot com” About the Role We are seeking […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":37,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"blank","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-47","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unseenrobotics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unseenrobotics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unseenrobotics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unseenrobotics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unseenrobotics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/unseenrobotics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57,"href":"https:\/\/unseenrobotics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions\/57"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unseenrobotics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unseenrobotics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}