Career path
UGV Autonomy Engineer jobs
$130k – $200k
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Software Engineer - E2E Autonomy
Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale
Software Engineer - Multi-Agent UAV Autonomy (Defense)
Applied Intuition · Seoul
Autonomy Droid Perception SWE - Onboard Systems
Zipline · South San Francisco, California, USA
Autonomy Verification Engineer
Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale
Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy
Anduril Industries · Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Principal Autonomy Software Engineer
CHAOS Industries · El Segundo, California, United States
Autonomy Engineer - ML & DL Infrastructure
Skydio · Zurich, Switzerland
Systems Engineer, Perception - Autonomy Trucking
Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale
Software Engineer - Autonomy
Applied Intuition · Tokyo
Manager Data Operations & Annotations, Autonomy Data
Zipline · Ann Arbor, Michigan USA; Remote in USA
Senior Technical Program Manager, Release, Mission Autonomy
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States
Applications Engineer, Autonomy (open level)
Shield AI · United States
Robotics Engineer - Ground Autonomy
HavocAI · Palo Alto
Vehicle Autonomy Lead
HavocAI · Remote
Full-Stack Software Engineer - Autonomy HMI
Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale
Manager, Autonomy Applications Engineering (R5188)
Shield AI · London
Senior Autonomy Engineer - Deep Learning
Skydio · San Mateo, California, United States
Applications Engineer, Autonomy (open level)
Shield AI · San Diego, California
Engineer II, Autonomy (R5713)
Shield AI · Melbourne
Chief Engineer, Autonomy (R4614)
Shield AI · Washington, DC
Autonomy Integration Engineer (R5245)
Shield AI · London
Senior Engineer, Autonomy (R5685)
Shield AI · Melbourne
Senior Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration & Test (R5225)
Shield AI · Lviv
Senior Staff Engineer, Software Autonomy (R5125)
Shield AI · New Delhi
Senior Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration & Test (R5606)
Shield AI · Kyiv
Senior Engineer, Software Autonomy Applications (R4829)
Shield AI · Tokyo
Director of Autonomy
HavocAI · Greater Boston
Mission Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy, Backend
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Space (R5338)
Shield AI · Boston, MA
Autonomy Integration Software Engineer
Applied Intuition · Ann Arbor
Senior Autonomy Integration Engineer
Shield AI · London
Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Maritime (R5363)
Shield AI · Washington, DC
Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Behaviors (R4073)
Shield AI · Washington, DC
Engineering Manager - Autonomy
Skydio · San Mateo, California, United States
Robotics Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Software Engineer II, Autonomy Behaviors (R5202)
Shield AI · Boston, MA
Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Software Integration & Test (R5539)
Shield AI · London
C++ Mission Software Engineer, Mission Autonomy
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Sr. Staff BD Account Executive - Autonomy Specialist, Japan (R5096)
Shield AI · Tokyo
Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Maritime (R5339)
Shield AI · Boston, MA
Sr. Staff BD Account Executive - Autonomy Specialist, Taiwan (R5097)
Shield AI · Taipei
Senior Systems Engineer - Autonomy & Software
Shield AI · London
Autonomy Engineer - Deep Learning
Skydio · Zurich, Switzerland
Staff Engineer, Autonomy (R5681)
Shield AI · Melbourne
Staff Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Maritime (R5325)
Shield AI · Washington, DC
2026 Early Career Flight Test Engineer, Mission Autonomy
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States
Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy (R5837)
Shield AI · Melbourne
Staff Engineer, Software Autonomy Applications (R4987)
Shield AI · Seoul
Systems Engineer, Mission Autonomy, Active Clearance
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Behaviors (R4588)
Shield AI · Boston, MA
Staff Software Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Space (R5368)
Shield AI · Boston, MA
Mission Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy, C++
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy and Motion Planning (R5538)
Shield AI · London
Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy Capabilities – Space (R5360)
Shield AI · Washington, DC
Rust Software Engineer, Air Vehicle Autonomy
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Senior Staff BD Account Executive, Autonomy Specialist (R5123)
Shield AI · Seoul
Technical Program Manager, Mission Autonomy (R5052)
Shield AI · Dallas, Texas
Autonomy Engineer - Deep Learning
Skydio · San Mateo, California, United States
PhD Autonomy Engineer Intern - Computer Vision / Deep Learning Summer 2027
Skydio · Zurich, Switzerland
Senior Autonomy Engineer - Controls
Skydio · San Mateo, California, United States