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Applied Intuition

Drone Stack - Hardware Engineer

Fort Walton Beach, FL$85k–$145kfulltimemidAdded today

About this role

Applied Intuition seeks a Senior Robotics Hardware Engineer to lead drone system integration, bridging autopilot firmware, onboard compute, and sensors from bench to flight. You'll design hardware-software interfaces, build HIL/SIL testing frameworks, and ensure seamless communication across flight controllers and ground stations for autonomous systems.

What you'll do

  • Lead hardware-software bring-up and validation of flight systems from bench to airfield operations
  • Define and manage system interfaces between flight controllers, payloads, and ground stations
  • Design and scale automated testing frameworks including Hardware-in-the-Loop and Software-in-the-Loop environments
  • Build real-time monitoring tools and post-flight analysis systems for system diagnostics
  • Serve as technical authority bridging hardware design, GNC, and software teams
  • Support flight test campaigns with hands-on troubleshooting and mission-critical problem-solving

What they're looking for

  • Autopilot firmware integration (PX4, ArduPilot)
  • C++ and Python programming
  • Communication protocols (CAN, UART, I2C, SPI, MAVLink)
  • Hardware abstraction layers and real-time embedded systems
  • Hardware-in-the-Loop and Software-in-the-Loop simulation
  • Vehicle electronics and sensor integration
  • System-level troubleshooting and bring-up
  • Onboard compute platforms (NVIDIA Jetson, Raspberry Pi)
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Applied Intuition

Applied Intuition builds autonomous vehicle and defense systems software, including motion planning algorithms, simulation infrastructure, and autonomy integration platforms for aerial and ground platforms. The company is hiring for security engineers, robotics/autonomy software engineers, hardware-in-the-loop specialists, and IT operations professionals to support its growing physical AI operations.

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Likely interview questions

  • Describe a complex robotics or drone integration project where you bridged firmware, onboard compute, and sensors—what challenges did you face?
  • Walk us through how you've designed or implemented a Hardware-in-the-Loop testing environment; what did you optimize for?
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