Engineer II, Autonomy
- Level
- Mid
- Work type
- Hybrid · Melbourne
Not stated in the posting: salary, visa.
Open. First seen 26 October 2026.
About the role
We’re on the lookout for an Engineer, Autonomy to join our Hivemind Solutions team and help design, build, and deploy real-world autonomous capabilities for uncrewed systems. This is a hands-on engineering role, blending software development with robotics, perception, and path planning. You’ll be joining a high-performing team shaping the future of AI pilots for solving real-world problems.
If you’re a capable C++ developer with a passion for robotics and autonomy, this is your chance to make a real impact.
What you'll do:
As an Autonomy Engineer, you’ll work at the intersection of artificial intelligence, task & motion planning and controls.
- Design and implement autonomous behaviours for uncrewed aircraft.
- Work with real sensor data and build robust sensor fusion solutions.
- Develop and test autonomy systems in high-fidelity software and hardware in-the-loop simulations.
- Integrate Shield AI autonomy products together with third-party aircraft and systems.
- Collaborate across AI, robotics, and systems engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions.
- Contribute to architecture, code quality, design reviews and best practices.
- Lead and Mentor junior engineers
Required Qualifications:
- A tertiary level qualification in Computer Science, Mechatronics, Software Engineering, Aerospace, Robotics or a related field
- Significant professional experience in robotics, autonomy, perception or aerospace systems
- Strong experience in modern C++
- Significant experience in building and delivering reliable software systems, ideally in fast-paced environments
Preferred Qulaifications:
- Prior experience with uncrewed systems, especially in the air domain
- Defence industry experience
- Significant experience in one or more of the following domains:
- State Estimation
- Real-Time Systems
- Guidance, Navigation and Control
- Path Planning
The team: AUS HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 26 open in AUS. 5 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in January: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
C++ (20 of 26), Linux (12 of 26), CI/CD (9 of 26), Python (9 of 26), Test Automation (9 of 26), Computer Vision (6 of 26), Embedded Systems (6 of 26)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Senior Engineer, Autonomy (R5710) posted Oct 26
- Staff Engineer, Autonomy posted Oct 26
- Staff Engineer, Autonomy (R5682) posted Oct 18
- Staff Engineer, Human Machine Interface (R6070) posted Sep 28
- Senior Engineer, Quality Assurance (R5985) posted Sep 24
- Engineer II, Modelling and Simulation (R5712) posted Sep 24
- Senior Engineer, Modelling and Simulation (R5702) posted Sep 9
- Staff Engineer, Software Test (R5836) posted Sep 8
- Senior Engineer, Test (R5833) posted Sep 8
- Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy (R5837) posted Sep 8
- Staff Engineer, Modelling and Simulation (R5700) posted Sep 8
- Senior Engineer, Quality Assurance (R5799) posted Sep 8
- Senior Engineer, Autonomy (R5685) posted Sep 8
- Staff Deep Learning Engineer (R5677) posted Sep 8
- Senior Staff Deep Learning Engineer (R5675) posted Sep 8
- Staff C++ Build and Release Engineer (R5673) posted Sep 8
- Senior Engineer, C++ Software (R5848) posted Sep 8
- Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Linux Platform (R5718) posted Sep 8
- Staff Engineer, UI (R5832) posted Sep 4
- Senior Engineer, Engineering Tooling & Observability (R5720) posted Aug 24
- Senior Software Engineer Tooling & Observability (R5717) posted Aug 24
- Senior Staff Technical Program Manager (R5595) posted Aug 8
- Senior Engineer, Computer Vision (C++) (R5195) posted Jul 15
- Senior/Staff Engineer, C++ Software - Edge Systems (R5191) posted Jun 11
- Computer Vision Engineer (C++) (R4633) posted Jan 14
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