Robotics Software Engineer
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San Francisco, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 130000 - 170000
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Posted on:
2 days ago
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Citizens and permanent residents only - we do not sponsor and cannot hire non-citizens or PRs.
We work 6 days a week in the office in downtown San Francisco with one Saturday off per month no remote available.
What is Aurelius Systems
Aurelius Systems is a directed energy company developing edge-deployed laser systems for cUAS applications
We shoot down drones with laser guns
Why
The US and our allies have prepared for a world where we will be fighting increasingly large and sophisticated systems (Planes Aircraft carriers etc) but this world never came. The future of warfare will involve large numbers of small-scale and mass-manufacturable drones and we arent prepared to defend our country from these threats abroad or domestically. Aurelius Systems has set out to address this problem by equipping the US and our allies with the systems they need to fight current and future conflicts in a scalable and cost-effective manner.
Job Description
We are seeking a skilled Robotics Software Engineer to lead innovation and system integration as a member of our software team. This generalist role demands adaptability self-direction and a hunger to learn across a diverse range of fields. You will be responsible for everything from efficiently integrating and orchestrating the wide networks of systems to developing novel bespoke sensing implementations to building test cases on the fly as you assist controls experts. It is up to you to ensure the wide array sub-systems developed by the team come together and operate as an effective drone-killing unit.
Key Responsibilities
- System Orchestration: Ensure all of the sub-systems across the entire stack are properly utilized. Effective sub-system integration and orchestration.
- Sub-System Development: Work with subject experts to create novel functionality in the domains of Machine Sensing Computer Vision Deep-Learning Hardware Integration Controls SysID etc
- Validation and Testing: Develop CI/CD pipelines and automated testing techniques to facilitate safe acceleration of technical development. HiTL test procedures.
- Diagnostics & Monitoring: Develop dashboards and telemetry for drift analysis hardware health monitoring performance metrics and automated retraining triggers.
- Documentation & Mentorship: Author clear technical docs; mentor junior engineers on best practices in vision sensorfusion and embedded firmware engineering.
- Qualitative Goal Determination: Determines development needs by directly analysing technical and physical limitations of our goals.
Qualifications
- Hyper Engineer - your brain only releases dopamine when youre building
- Experience: 36 years in hardware adjacent software / robotics engineering roles
- Technical Skills:
- Proficient in C and Python
- MUST have worked with actual hardware / robotics systems
- Handson with ML frameworks (TensorFlow PyTorch) and realtime inference engines (TensorRT OpenVINO)
- Familiarity with Docker and CI/CD for ML pipelines
- Education: BS/MS in Computer Science Robotics Electrical Engineering Mathematics or related field (PhD a plus).
- Soft Skills: Strong problemsolving communication and crossfunctional collaboration ability.
NicetoHaves
- EdgeAI optimization (quantization pruning)
- Experience with FPGA or embedded GPU platforms
- Experience with multisensor calibration and data synchronization
- Background in defense or safetycritical systems
- Familiarity with cybersecurity guidelines and secure coding practices
Why Join Aurelius Systems
- Drive innovation in cutting-edge directed energy defense technology.
- Contribute directly to national security with robust and scalable hardware solutions.
- Build more in 12 months than most engineers do in 5 yearswe field test monthly on our own 400 acre range executing against a $151B MDA SHIELD IDIQ contract.
- Grow fast: engineers here typically get promoted 1-2x per year. Erick Brito went from Founding Robotics Engineer to Lead in 12 months.
- Work alongside a founding team from to build what directed energy should have been.
We work 6 days (yes well relocate you) a week because thats what it takes to ship real hardware to real operators. If you want balance we respect that. If you want to buildkeep reading.
Required Experience:
IC
