Robotics / Autonomy Engineer

Robotics / Autonomy Engineer

Location: Croatia or UAE (on‑site)
Employment Type: Full‑time
Compensation: Competitive (salary + benefits)

What Propels Us

PAiREGRINE is a high‑speed autonomous Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) jet UAV built to operate with minimal human intervention—from mission execution to future ground and hangar workflows. Beyond flight control, the aircraft requires a robust autonomy layer that can reason about missions, task sensors, coordinate with ground systems, and scale toward multi‑vehicle operations.

This role exists because autonomy doesn’t stop at the autopilot. Mission logic, decision‑making, and robotic coordination are what turn a capable aircraft into a scalable autonomous system.

The Impact You’ll Make

You will own the mission‑level autonomy layer above the autopilot—defining how PAiREGRINE plans, adapts, coordinates, and executes reconnaissance missions. Your work determines how the aircraft responds to dynamic tasking, retasks sensors in real time, and interfaces with ground systems and future robotic workflows.

You’ll help move autonomy from scripted behavior to operational intelligence.

What will you actually do?

• Design and implement mission‑level autonomy logic above the flight control layer
• Build autonomy behaviors for ISR and reconnaissance missions
• Develop waypoint logic, tasking logic, and decision‑making frameworks
• Integrate autonomy with onboard sensor data and mission planning systems
• Implement sensor tasking and autonomous retasking behaviors
• Enable vehicle‑to‑ground and multi‑system coordination
• Support future smart‑hangar and robotic servicing workflows
• Build simulation, SIL, and HIL environments for autonomy validation
• Collaborate with avionics, AI, systems, and ground‑software teams to ensure tight integration

What You’ve Done

• Background in robotics, autonomy, or autonomous vehicle systems
• Hands‑on experience developing autonomy or mission control logic
• Experience with ROS2 or similar autonomy/middleware frameworks
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++
• Understanding of UAV autonomy beyond lab‑scale robotics
• Experience building or testing autonomy in simulation and real systems

Bonus Points

• Experience with multi‑vehicle coordination or distributed robotic systems
• Prior work on UAVs, autonomous aircraft, or fielded robotic platforms
• Familiarity with ground control systems or mission planning tools
• Experience designing autonomy for imperfect sensing and real‑world constraints

Why Join Us

• You’ll be supported and rewarded with competitive compensation while contributing to a mission‑driven program making an impact on a global stage.
• You’ll own the autonomy layer that defines how a jet UAV thinks and acts
• You’ll work on real mission behaviors—not just demos or simulations
• You’ll collaborate with a tight, cross‑disciplinary team building an end‑to‑end autonomous system
• You’ll help shape the future of autonomous ISR, from flight to ground operations

Job Type: Full-time

Application Question(s):

• Have you personally implemented mission‑level autonomy logic (planning, tasking, decision‑making) above an autopilot, not just low‑level control or navigation?
• Do you have hands‑on experience building autonomy using ROS2 or similar middleware for real robotic or UAV systems (not simulations only)?
• Have you integrated autonomy with real sensor data (e.g., perception outputs, ISR sensors) to drive mission behaviors or retasking decisions?
• Have you validated autonomy in simulation and/or SIL/HIL environments, beyond unit tests or desktop demos?

Work Location: In person