Robotics Engineer, Autonomous Systems

Department: Engineering

Location: Indianapolis

Employment Type: FullTime

About the Role

Join an engineering and R&D team developing autonomous drone delivery systems. You will design, integrate, and test robotic systems from prototype through field validation, helping enable safe and reliable operations.

What You'll Do

• Design and integrate robotic mechanisms, sensors, actuators, controllers, and drone payload systems.

• Develop control, navigation, path-planning, and obstacle-avoidance solutions.

• Program robotics software with ROS or ROS 2 and C++ or Python, and validate it in simulation.

• Integrate flight controllers, companion computers, communication links, and telemetry with drone systems.

• Build, troubleshoot, and independently validate robotic systems in the field.

• Work with mechanical, electronics, and software teams to develop and deploy prototypes.

What We're Looking For

• At least 2 years of hands-on experience building or delivering robotics, UAV, or autonomous systems.

• Proficiency in C++ or Python, ROS or ROS 2, and Linux; MATLAB familiarity is useful.

• Knowledge of robotics fundamentals, including kinematics, dynamics, control theory, PID, and system integration.

• Hands-on experience with PX4 or ArduPilot, MAVLink, flight controllers, motors, ESCs, and batteries.

• Experience integrating sensors such as IMUs, GPS/RTK, and LiDAR, with knowledge of sensor fusion and GPS-denied navigation.

• Experience with embedded systems, microcontrollers, Raspberry Pi or Jetson, actuators, and hardware debugging.

• Familiarity with CAN, UART, I2C, drone telemetry, prototyping, simulation, flight-log analysis, and field testing.

• A degree in robotics, mechatronics, electrical engineering, aerospace, computer science, or a related field.

• Computer vision, machine learning, SLAM, Gazebo or Webots, CAD, BVLOS operations, and UTM concepts are useful additional experience.

Compensation & Benefits

Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in Indianapolis, United States.