45 autonomy engineer jobs at 19 companies in Acton, CA
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Autonomy - Engineer
Edwards AFB, California, United States
$110k-$185k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEABET-accredited engineering degree + experience (BSc+4yrs or MS+2yrs or PhD), US citizenship, valid state driver's license, ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI clearance, flight test and navigation systems experience preferred.
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Autonomy Engineer (Mid Career) - Millennium Space Systems
El Segundo, California, United States
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5+ YOEBachelor's in engineering; 5+ years satellite design/operation; experience with FDIR and autonomy software; on-orbit operations; US citizenship/ability to obtain clearance.
FDIR, Autonomy software, Satellite subsystems analysis
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Autonomy Engineer (Mid Career) - Millennium Space Systems
El Segundo, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOEBachelor's degree in engineering, 5+ years in satellite design/operation, FDIR and autonomy software experience, US person eligibility, ability to obtain security clearance.
FDIR, satellite autonomy software, mission operations
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Senior Autonomy Software Engineer (Maritime)
Los Angeles, California, United States
$180k-$230k/yr OnsiteFull Time
U.S. citizenship and clearance eligibility; deep autonomy/perception experience; proficiency in systems and scripting languages; ML and classical vision experience; accountable for full autonomy software lifecycle.
HOOTL, SIL, HIL, HITL
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Autonomy Engineer I, Arc Vehicle
Playa Vista, California, United States
$71k-$124k/yr OnsiteFull Time
1+ YOEBachelor's in CS/CE/Aerospace/Robotics or equivalent experience; 1+ year internship/research/pro experience in autonomous systems; strong C++, Python, Linux skills; familiarity with state machines, SIL/HIL, Git, testing, and telemetry analysis.
C++, Rust, Python, Linux, Git, build systems, debuggers, Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL)
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Principal GNC Engineer - Autonomy Algorithm Developer
El Segundo, California, United States
$114k-$171k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOESTEM degree with 3–5+ years (depending on degree), working knowledge of fixed-wing flight dynamics, control design, non-linear simulation, autopilot/outer-loop control, and experience with MATLAB/Simulink; ability to obtain US Secret clearance and SAP.
MATLAB, Simulink, Simulink Stateflow, C/C++, Python, Java
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Principal GNC Engineer - Autonomy Algorithm Developer
El Segundo, California, United States
$114k-$171k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOESTEM degree with relevant years of experience, working knowledge of fixed-wing flight dynamics, control design, non-linear simulation, autopilot and outer-loop control, MATLAB/Simulink experience, and ability to obtain US Secret clearance and SAP access.
MATLAB, Simulink, Simulink Stateflow, C/C++, Python, Java
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Senior Autonomy & Guidance Software Engineer
Los Angeles or San Francisco or Washington or London
$160k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOEBachelor's degree in CS/CE/Aerospace, 10+ years OOP experience, guidance algorithm design for UAS (ArduPilot), flight dynamics, embedded software on STM32 and Linux (Nvidia Jetson/AMD/Xilinx/Microblaze), real-time HW interfaces, vendor driver integration, Agile/CI practices, U.S. Person required.
Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), ArduPilot, STM32, Nvidia Jetson, AMD/Xilinx SoC, Microblaze, VHDL, git, Linux, Agile, Scrum, CI/CD
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Principal Software Engineer (Autonomy)
Palmdale or Fort Worth or Atlanta or Denver or Huntsville
$160k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOEBachelor's degree in computer engineering, computer science, or related discipline; 8+ years of software development; C, C++, Java, Python, Bash, embedded systems, Git, Linux, Windows, and active Secret clearance required.
C, C++, Java, Python, Bash, Git, Linux, Windows, Confluence, JIRA, Bitbucket, ArduPilot, PX4, MAVLink, Docker, CI/CD
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Principal Design Engineer
Torrance, California, United States
$190k-$230k/yr OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOEMaster's in electrical engineering +10 years or PhD +7 years experience in analog/power IC design; strong device physics knowledge; proficiency with EDA tools and test/characterization; excellent communication and autonomy.
Cadence Specter, Virtuoso XL, Post Parasitic Extraction, Monte Carlo Analysis, EDA
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Senior Manufacturing Engineer I - Assembly & Integration
Long Beach, California, United States
$115k-$155k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOEBachelor's degree in engineering and 5+ years of manufacturing, production, or process engineering experience. Requires complex manufacturing problem-solving, technical process knowledge, autonomy, and cross-team mentoring.
Research and Development, Design for Manufacture, DFMEA, PFMEA, Fault Tree Analysis, Pareto analysis, root cause and corrective action, oscilloscopes, serial devices, switch topologies, accelerometers, thermocouples, RTDs
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Mechanical Systems Engineer, Exterior Sensor Integration
Long Beach, California, United States
$130k-$145k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOEBachelor's in engineering,5+ years automotive mechanical experience with ADAS/autonomy sensor integration,GD&T and tolerance expertise,DFMEA/DVP&R ownership,prototype and validation experience.
CATIA V5, 3DEXPERIENCE, Siemens NX, Teamcenter
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Principal GNC Engineer
Hawthorne, California, United States
$180k-$235k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years developing GNC, perception, and autonomy for space or autonomous vehicles; hands-on C++ GNC development; team leadership; sensor integration, localization, terrain-relative navigation, testing, Monte Carlo analysis, and embedded implementation.
C++, MATLAB/Simulink
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Embedded Software Engineer III
Los Angeles or Altadena
$165k-$231k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Blue Origin: Develops reusable rockets and systems for human spaceflight.
3+ YOEBachelor's in CS/Robotics/CE/EE, 3+ years embedded or PC software development, proficiency in C/C++, driver and RTOS development, Git, sensor drivers, communication protocols, and autonomy/safety software.
C, C++, Git, Python, RTOS, GDS, Ethernet, USB, CAN, SPI, I2C
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Lead Engineer, Drive/Energy/ADAS Functional Safety FuSa and SOTIF
Charlotte or Novi or San Francisco or Los Angeles or New York City
$160k-$193k/yr OnsiteFull Time
12+ YOEBachelor's degree in engineering, 12+ years functional safety experience in automotive/ADAS/autonomy, proven full safety lifecycle delivery, expertise in structured safety cases, ISO 26262/21448/UL4600, HARA/FMEA/FTA/STPA, and AI/ML experience.
ISO 26262, ISO 21448 (SOTIF), UL 4600, HARA, FMEA, FTA, STPA, GSN, AI/ML
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Staff Software Technical Program Manager - Autonomy & Robotics
San Francisco or Oakland or New York City or Los Angeles or Illinois or Colorado or United States
$194k-$285k/yr RemoteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years in engineering or program management, deep autonomy validation knowledge, SDLC experience, proven cross-functional program leadership, STEM degree (BS/MS/PhD), and familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet/Microsoft Project, and Google Workspace.
Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Google Workspace
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Senior Robotics SDE, Safe Autonomy, Compass
Pasadena, California, United States
$168k-$227k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years software development with production C++, Rust, and/or Python; experience with robotic systems, embedded or safety-critical software; familiarity with ROS/ROS2, real-time systems, and software architecture; mentoring or tech lead experience.
C++, Rust, Python, ROS, ROS2, RTOS, CI/CD
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Aerospace Engineering (UAS Autonomy and Geographical Information Systems), Assistant Professor
Pomona, California, United States
$107k-$111k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Doctorate in Aerospace Engineering, Remote Sensing, Geospatial Analysis or closely aligned field required; expertise in UAS autonomy/GIS preferred; ability to teach undergraduate and graduate courses, develop curriculum, mentor students, and maintain an active scholarly program.
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Principal Forward Deployed Engineer
Culver City, California, United States
$195k-$245k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years production full-stack engineering experience; experience with cloud (AWS/Azure), containers, IaC, EM-assisted development tools, LLM-based systems; strong stakeholder communication and autonomy; Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, Amazon Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenAI APIs, Moveworks, Agentic Foundation, AWS, Azure, GCP
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AI-Forward Full-Stack Engineer (Agent Operator)
Los Angeles or United States
$120k-$170k/yr RemoteFull Time
Strong full‑stack fundamentals (frontend React, backend APIs, databases, cloud), experience directing AI coding agents/LLM workflows in production, testing/code review/security/deployment best practices, high autonomy and ownership.
React, React Native, iOS, Android, CI/CD, LLM
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