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Applied Intuition

Robotic Software Engineer (Drone Stack)

Poway, CA$135k–$175kfulltimemidAdded today

About this role

Applied Intuition seeks a Robotic Software Engineer to design, integrate, and deploy autonomy systems for defense and commercial UAVs. You'll work across hardware and software domains, managing full-stack integration from embedded platforms to flight testing, while collaborating with cross-functional teams and defense customers.

What you'll do

  • Integrate and deploy autonomy software onto embedded Linux platforms with sensor interfacing and data collection
  • Support live flight testing of autonomy on Group 1-5 unmanned aerial vehicles
  • Design modular autonomy capabilities and troubleshoot complex integration issues
  • Conduct system-level testing including software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop evaluations
  • Collaborate with autonomy engineers on service-oriented architecture and inter-process messaging systems
  • Partner with third-party UAS vendors and DoD experts on hardware integration

What they're looking for

  • C++ programming
  • Pixhawk autopilot integration (ArduPilot/PX4)
  • Communication protocols (UART, SPI, I2C, Ethernet)
  • Docker and containerized deployment
  • Linux operating systems (RHEL, Ubuntu)
  • Git, GitLab, Visual Studio Code
  • SIL/HIL testing and real-time systems
  • Hardware-software integration
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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 your experience integrating autonomy software with Pixhawk autopilots—what challenges did you encounter and how did you resolve them?
  • Walk us through a project where you deployed robotics software in both simulation and live hardware environments.
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