14 autonomy engineer jobs at 6 companies in Santa Paula, CA
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Autonomy Engineer (Mid Career) - Millennium Space Systems
El Segundo, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
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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Experienced Fault & Autonomy Engineer - Experimental Space Programs
Seal Beach or Herndon or Aurora or El Segundo
$124k-$168k/yr OnsiteFull Time
1+ YOEActive U.S. Top Secret/SCI clearance, BS in engineering or related field, 1+ years systems/satellite/systems-integration experience, failure analysis experience, US Person required.
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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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Experienced Fault & Autonomy Engineer - Experimental Space Programs
Seal Beach or Herndon or Aurora or El Segundo
$124k-$168k/yr OnsiteFull Time
1+ YOERequires active U.S. Top Secret/SCI clearance, Bachelor\u0002s in engineering/science/computer fields, 1+ years systems or satellite engineering experience, failure analysis experience, and strong communication skills.
Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Fault Tree Analysis
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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 experience (BSc+5, MSc+3, PhD+1), working knowledge of fixed-wing flight dynamics, control design, non-linear simulation, autopilot/outer-loop concepts, MATLAB/Simulink experience, ability to obtain US Secret clearance.
MATLAB, Simulink, Simulink Stateflow, C/C++, Python, Java
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Mission Autonomy Software Developer
El Segundo, California, United States
$92k-$158k/yr OnsiteFull Time
BSc in STEM with 2+ years engineering experience (or MS in STEM with reduced experience). Experience with Python, C++, Linux, OOP, test-driven development, Agile, and containerized deployments (OCI). Must be able to obtain and maintain US government clearance and SAP.
Python, C++, Linux, Open Container Initiative (OCI), Kubernetes, K3s, Podman, Docker, Helm, OMS/UCI, A-GRA
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Software Engineer - Maritime Autonomy (AUV/UUV)
Ventura, California, United States
$150k-$170k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Bachelor's in CS/CE or related, mid-level software engineering experience with autonomous systems, proficiency in C++/C#, experience with communication protocols (UART, SPI, I2C, RS-485, Ethernet, CAN), familiarity with DevOps/CI/CD, U.S. citizenship required.
C++, C#, UART, SPI, I2C, RS-485, Ethernet, CAN bus, DevOps, CI/CD
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Command and Data Handling/Networking Subsystem Engineers – Space Autonomy Systems - (Associate, Experienced, or Lead)
El Segundo, California, United States
$100k-$207k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEActive U.S. Secret clearance, Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field (or equivalent), foundational networking knowledge (TCP/IP, routing, switching), willingness to travel ~10%, experience level varies by role (2+ to 9+ years).
TCP/IP, SysML, Cameo, MATLAB, Python, VBA, CCSDS, MIL-STD-1553, SpaceWire, CAN, LVDS, Ethernet
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Command and Data Handling/Networking Subsystem Engineers – Space Autonomy Systems - (Associate, Experienced, or Lead)
El Segundo, California, United States
$100k-$207k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEActive U.S. Secret security clearance, Bachelor\u0002s degree in engineering or related field, foundational networking knowledge (TCP/IP, routing, switching), willingness to travel ~10%, and experience with subsystem design, integration, test, and verification.
MATLAB, Python, VBA, SysML, Cameo, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), CCSDS, MIL-STD-1553, SpaceWire, CAN, LVDS, Ethernet, TCP/IP
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Principal Guidance-Navigation-Controls Engineer
Ventura, California, United States
$235k-$260k/yr OnsiteFull Time
15+ YOEBachelors (Master's preferred) in CS/Robotics/Aerospace/Mechanical, 15+ years developing autonomy algorithms for undersea vehicles, GNC experience, simulation expertise, strong MATLAB/Simulink and software skills, excellent communication.
MATLAB, Simulink
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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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VP, Software
Oxnard, California, United States
$230k-$300k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE4+ Mgmt10+ years software experience, 4+ years leading teams; experience across SaaS/product/embedded/autonomy; shipping real-world systems; strong engineering/product intuition; scaling orgs; clear communicator; AI tooling experience.
Legion, ROS, PX4