
Forterra
Forterra builds autonomous mission systems for defense and industrial ground operations, including self-driving kits for land vehicles and coordinated robotic swarms. It develops mission-critical hardware and software for autonomy in GPS-denied and contested environments, supporting military logistics, convoying, and yard/drayage use cases. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Clarksburg, Maryland, the privately held company serves U.S. and allied government programs alongside commercial fleet operators.
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Forterra is seeking a Lead Software Test Engineer to build and lead verification and validation for safety-critical embedded software powering autonomous ground vehicles. The role combines hands-on test automation, software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop testing, fault injection, traceability, and safety evidence development.
Build and verify safety-critical embedded software for Forterra’s autonomous ground vehicles, working closely with hardware, systems, test, and safety engineers. This role spans the full software lifecycle and focuses on dependable vehicle behavior in real-world conditions.
Forterra is hiring a Software Systems Engineer to define, integrate, and verify safety-critical embedded software for autonomous ground vehicles. The role bridges requirements, architecture, interfaces, safety engineering, software, and testing across multiple vehicle platforms.
Develop and sustain low-level firmware for autonomous vehicle hardware, from prototype board bring-up through production and field support. This hands-on role combines embedded software development, hardware validation, manufacturing test, and safety-focused debugging.
Forterra is seeking a Senior Software Safety Engineer to help develop safety-critical autonomous ground vehicle systems. The role focuses on hazard analysis, safety architecture, software assurance processes, and verification for defense applications.
Develop platform control software that converts motion-planner trajectories into drive-by-wire commands for autonomous vehicles. This hands-on role combines control algorithm development, vehicle testing, and debugging across throttle, braking, steering, and body-control systems.
Forterra is hiring a Localization Integration Engineer to deploy and scale GNSS/INS-based navigation software across vehicle platforms, sensors, and compute environments. The role combines robotics integration, hardware/software interface development, system-level debugging, and field vehicle testing.
Build and validate real-time navigation software that enables Forterra’s autonomous vehicles to localize reliably across diverse and GNSS-denied environments. This hands-on role spans sensor fusion, GNSS processing, field testing, and safety-critical localization outputs.
Forterra is hiring a Simulation Software Engineer to build and maintain real-time simulation systems for autonomous off-road and on-road vehicles in defense and commercial applications. The role centers on Unreal, C++, scripting, scenario development, sensor and physics simulation, and close collaboration with robotics and software teams.
Forterra is seeking a Senior Software Integration Engineer to build, integrate, and validate the autonomy software stack powering robotic vehicles. The role combines cross-system debugging, real-hardware deployment, release ownership, and performance optimization for autonomous systems.
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