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Senior Principal Autonomy Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Fri, Oct 02, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Defining and leading the technical strategy for advanced autonomy capabilities, the full-time Senior Principal Autonomy Engineer will focus on the development, integration, and fielding of high-performance systems in a remote environment.

Key responsibilities
  • Define the technical vision and development roadmap for autonomy capabilities, integrating RF sensing, perception, and vehicle control
  • Lead the maturation of advanced radar and RF signal processing algorithms, ensuring optimal performance and reliability
  • Serve as the senior technical authority, guiding high-stakes trade studies and risk resolution throughout the system lifecycle
Required qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline
  • 15 or more years of professional experience in autonomy, radar, RF sensing, signal processing, or related technical fields
  • Demonstrated technical leadership in the architecture and development of advanced autonomous and RF systems
  • Expert knowledge of radar and RF signal processing techniques, including target detection and tracking
  • Substantial hands-on experience with MATLAB and Python, along with algorithm development in C, C++, or DSP environments

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