Software Engineer, Autonomy Integration and Deployment

Overland AI builds intelligent uncrewed ground systems for defense and national security. Our autonomy stack, OverDrive, is defining the state-of-the-art for perception, planning, and control of uncrewed vehicles, enabling them to traverse and operate in any terrain, regardless of roads, in any condition. OverDrive was purpose-built for the warfighter. Through our work with DARPA and the U.S. Army, we are developing the intelligent capabilities necessary to power modern ground operations, now and for decades to come. 

In a little over a year, the company has been selected for or awarded eight-figures of OTAs and other contracts across multiple services and DoD customers. We have raised over $10M in funding, led by a top multi-billion dollar AUM defense tech investor. 

We are looking for robotics experts to bring off-road autonomy in challenging terrain to a growing fleet of ground vehicles.

In this role, you will:

• Deploy autonomy in the real world: Integrate the OverDrive autonomy stack onto hardware platforms for delivery to customers.
• Contribute to the autonomy stack: Identify gaps in performance, propose solutions, and implement in collaboration with other teams.
• Design and develop tools to efficiently deploy the OverDrive autonomy stack onto a suite of robotic vehicles.
• Lead field test campaigns to evaluate and/or demonstrate the OverDrive autonomy stack on real platforms in challenging off-road terrain.
• Think broadly about overall system performance and interactions between various components present in an autonomous vehicle.
• Collaborate throughout Overland: Bridge the gap between business development and core R&D teams to deliver effective autonomy to customers.

Qualifications

• Strong technical background: Bachelors, M.S.,  or Ph.D. in computer science, robotics, or related field.
• Experience working with robotics systems including familiarity with ROS and/or ROS 2.
• Experience developing with C++ and Python in a Linux environment
• Analytical thinking and scientific mindset: The ability to rapidly troubleshoot issues, design and carry out diagnostic experiments, and thoughtfully interpret experimental results
• Field-test forward: You are passionate about building systems that work in the real world: despite rain, snow, and mud.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Security Clearance. 
• Ability to relocate to Seattle, WA.

Nice to have

• Extensive experience with ROS 2.
• Experience deploying containerized software
• Experience summarizing and presenting technical material to a nontechnical audience.

Benefits

Overland AI believes in creating a work environment that you look forward to embracing every day. 

• The salary range for this position is $120K to $300K annually
• Equity compensation
• Best-in-class healthcare, dental and vision plans. 
• Unlimited PTO
• 401k with company match
• Parental leave