Senior Autonomy Engineer

Responsibilities

• Prototype, evaluate, refine, and deploy state-of-the-art ML algorithms and solutions for defense use cases
• Leverage established products to build software and infrastructure foundations for behavior-specific ML development
• Collaborate with perception and planning engineers on cross-team initiatives
• Work with product managers to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Train and mentor junior engineers to foster a culture of learning
• Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies

Requirements

• Experience developing autonomous vehicle solutions for aerospace and defense
• Experience with the end-to-end development cycle of deep learning models
• Expertise in modeling, input pipelines, evaluation, deployment, and model optimization
• 5+ years of experience building production software using modern practices
• Fluency in C++, or fluency in Python with intermediate experience in C++
• Ability to hold UK Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Publications in computer vision, NLP, or robotics
• Experience with drones and flight computers such as PX4
• Experience in evaluating and improving system-in-the-loop model performance

Benefits

• 25 days of paid vacation per year
• Daily meal benefits: £19 lunch and £19 dinner budget, plus free breakfast and snacks
• PMI reimbursement up to £300 per month
• Life insurance and critical illness cover up to £250 per month
• Workplace pension with 5% employer match
• £795 annual learning & development and £475 annual fitness budget
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Generous parental leave

About the Company

Applied Intuition is powering the future of physical AI, creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet, servicing automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining, and agriculture industries.