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Lead Autonomy Software Engineer

AI summary of the role

Lead autonomy software engineering for a fleet of ground vehicles supporting real-world missions for national security customers.

What you’ll do

  • Integrate and deploy the autonomy stack on customer-bound ground-vehicle hardware.
  • Deliver new behaviors, payload integrations, and mission use cases with end-users.
  • Optimize interactions among sensing, compute, controls, and other vehicle subsystems.
  • Analyze tests, identify root causes, and drive issues through resolution.

What you’ll bring

  • 3 or more years of relevant experience.
  • B.S. in computer science, engineering, robotics, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience and demonstrated skill.
  • Experience integrating software on hardware products.
  • Strong programming skills in C++, Python, or Java.

Technologies

C++ · Python · Java · ROS2 · MIL-STD-882 · ISO-26262 · DO-178 · real-time operating systems · embedded programming · motion/path planning

About Forterra

Builds autonomous ground-vehicle software/hardware platforms (AutoDrive perception/autonomy, TerraLink networking) for U.S. defense and commercial transit/yard-truck customers, selling autonomy as a force-multiplier product.

Series C · 200–500 people

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