7 months ago
Responsibilities
- Build vehicle drivers for new aerial, ground, and marine platforms within the URZA integration layer.
- Develop sensor, payload, and third-party autonomy adapters and translate vendor data into URZA’s world model.
- Own HITL test plans and integration tests to move new platforms from delivery to URZA-controlled live testing.
- Partner with vehicle OEMs, sensor providers, and autonomy partners on integration design and debugging.
- Build shared libraries and scaffolding to reduce integration time.
- Mentor mid-level Integration Engineers.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of software engineering experience, including at least 2 years working on integrations, drivers, middleware, or robotics software.
- Strong proficiency in Python, C++, or Rust.
- Hands-on experience with vehicle-control protocols and autopilot software, including MAVLink, ROS or ROS2, and ArduPilot or PX4, with message-level debugging ability.
- Fluency with pub-sub middleware and experience with HITL workflows.
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a security clearance.
- Preferred: experience with autonomous systems or unmanned vehicles, Zenoh or comparable middleware such as DDS and ROS2 RMW, sensor integration involving LiDAR, cameras, IMUs, or GNSS, autonomy algorithms such as planning, controls, perception, or SLAM, and defense, autonomy, or robotics company experience.
- An active security clearance is preferred.
Benefits
- Hybrid work in Austin, Texas, with approximately 15–20% travel to test ranges, partner facilities, and live exercises.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match.
- Equity grants for new hires.
- Unlimited PTO and 11 paid holidays, plus an extended company holiday calendar and holiday hiatus.
- Generous parental leave and military leave.
- FSA, DCFSA, and HSA programs.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Access to One Medical.
- Free 24/7 mental health resources and additional work-life services, including legal and financial support.
About NODA AI
NODA AI builds autonomy-orchestration software that coordinates heterogeneous unmanned systems across air, sea, land, and space for defense, intelligence, and select commercial users. The company offers mission-planning and multi-agent control tools that bridge AI-driven intent and real-world execution on UAVs, USVs, and UUVs in contested environments. Founded in 2024 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, it is a privately held, venture-backed, veteran-owned defense technology company.