Forward Deployed Engineer, Software at Auterion


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Auterion is Hiring

Job Info:
  • Company Auterion
  • Position Forward Deployed Engineer, Software
  • Location Arlington
  • Source Empllo
  • Published June 08, 2026
  • Category Development
  • Type Full-Time


Job Description

📋 Description

  • Own end-to-end deployment of Auterion's software on customer UAVs in C++.
  • Collaborate with product engineering to design customer features in embedded Linux/RTOS.
  • Serve as subject-matter expert on PX4 and Auterion OS to tune flight control.
  • Act as primary engineering contact for customer teams, diagnosing integration issues.
  • Produce integration guides, code samples, and reference implementations to speed deployments.
  • Coordinate with internal teams to close feedback loops between deployments and product roadmap.

🎯 Requirements

  • 3+ years of hands-on C++ software engineering in embedded/robotics.
  • Strong understanding of embedded Linux (systemd, device trees, IPC, RT constraints).
  • Experience deploying software onto UAV/autonomous platforms, incl. PX4.
  • Familiarity with MAVLink, ROS2, or similar robotics middleware.
  • Comfortable leading customer engineering teams in a technical capacity.
  • Experience with RTOS environments (NuttX, FreeRTOS, or similar).
  • US citizenship and eligibility for security clearance required.
  • Willingness to travel internationally to support deployments on-site.

🎁 Benefits

  • Flexible working hours
  • Stock Options
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Health Insurance (includes dental & vision)
  • Medical flex spending
  • Life Insurance