Design, implement, test, and maintain Autonomous Solution's Vehicle Control Unit (VCU) package to meet client needs and advance robotics technologies. VCU software engineers participate in the full life cycle of software and/or hardware development and help determine project architecture and requirements. Design, implement and test the embedded software on-board the vehicle to meet client needs including the vehicle control unit, programmable actuators and the environmental perception software algorithms.

Essential Education, Work Experience, and Job Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other related degree. Master's degree preferred
• 3+ years professional experience designing and implementing embedded, real-time software systems using C for embedded processors
• Experience developing device drivers for embedded systems
• Experience with unmanned vehicle systems, software, and/or architectures
• Knowledge of flash programming tools, configuration management systems and software development processes.
• Knowledge and experience in communication protocols implementation (TCP, UDP, serial, CAN)
• Familiarity with electrical and mechanical systems
• Experience in all phases of the software development lifecycle–gathering requirements, design, implementation, testing, debugging, and deployment to the end user
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with a team of software engineers to add functionality, improve, and upgrade the VCU product applications
• Write understandable C and C++ code
• Software Complexity reduction
• Reduction of defects introduced during manufacture and configuration
• Troubleshooting faults reported by customers and engineers.
• Write unit-level tests and assist in specifying and creating integration tests
• Position will require travel