Senior Software Engineer Mission Autonomy (All Genders)
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STARK is a new kind of defence technology company revolutionizing the way autonomous systems are deployed across multiple domains. We design develop and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems that are software-defined mass-scalable and cost-effective. This provides our operators with a decisive edge in highly contested environments.
Were focused on delivering deployable high-performance systems - not future a time of rising threats STARK is bolstering the technological edge of NATO Allies and their Partners to deter aggression and defend Europe - today.
Our Team is dedicated to a mission of pure strikes.
You will contribute as a highly skilled individual contributorhands-on with the systembridging diverse codebases optimizing real-time communications and taking software from simulation through field deployment. Your work will be essential to ensuring that our autonomous multi-vehicle systems operate reliably in real-world resource-constrained environments.
- Develop and integrate real-time cooperative control decentralized routing and perception algorithms on embedded platforms such as NVIDIA Jetson devices.
- Architect and optimize multi-agent communication networks utilizing ROS2 and DDS architectures to ensure reliable data distribution in challenging environments.
- Implement and maintain Software-in-the-Loop (SITL) and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) testing environments to rigorously validate swarming features before physical flight.
- Collaborate with AI controls and hardware teams to ensure tight integration between swarming behaviors and other onboard subsystems.
- Profile and debug system performance under embedded constraints (compute thermal bandwidth) ensuring stability and robustness in multi-vehicle field deployments.
- Contribute to system-level architecture discussions with a focus on communication reliability modularity and clean C implementation.
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering Computer Science Aerospace or a related technical field.
- 5 years of professional software engineering experience in robotics aerospace or autonomous systems.
- Expert-level proficiency in modern C (C17/20) for low-latency multi-threaded embedded and robotics development.
- Deep hands-on knowledge of ROS2 and a strong foundational understanding of DDS architectures for real-time communication.
- Strong experience working with embedded Linux platforms particularly NVIDIA Jetson devices and hardware interfaces.
- Familiarity with autonomous swarming algorithms (e.g. flocking consensus decentralized task allocation) deployed on physical multi-vehicle systems is highly desirable.
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills especially in real-time or resource-constrained environments.
- Effective communicator and team player in multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Willingness to travel occasionally for field testing and deployment.
For further information please reach out to Sally Grütte-Pad Interim Lead TA Partner via
Due to the nature of our work in the defence sector candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance required for this position. Details will be provided during the recruitment process.
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We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race colour religion sex national origin disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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