Forterra · 1 day ago
Software Integration Engineer
Arlington, VA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$110K/yr - $135K/yrForterra is a company focused on transforming the battlefield through autonomous systems. They are seeking a Software Integration Engineer to design, develop, and field software solutions that enable intelligent behavior in robotics and automation technologies, directly supporting real-world missions for national security customers.
Defense & Space
Responsibilities
Bring autonomy into real operations: Integrate and deploy our autonomy stack on customer-bound hardware platforms and validate it in real-world conditions
Build with users and stakeholders: Work across the organization and directly with end-users to deliver new behaviors, payload integrations, and emerging mission use-cases
Optimize the full system: Take a holistic view of autonomous vehicle behavior—how sensing, compute, controls, and other subsystems interact—and drive overall performance improvements
Close the loop from test to deploy: Analyze test results, identify issues and root causes, and collaborate with engineering teams to drive problems to resolution
Improve the core autonomy stack: Detect performance shortfalls, shape solution approaches, and implement enhancements in partnership with cross-functional teams
Connect product needs to R&D execution: Partner across business development and engineering teams to translate customer requirements into delivered autonomy capabilities
Travel: Travel ranging from 10-25% and 25-50% depending on candidate preference and role placement. Ability to commute to Arlington, VA as needed
Qualification
Required
B.S. in computer science, engineering, robotics, or related field or relevant experience/show of skill
Experience in integrating software on hardware products
Strong programming skills in languages such as C++, Python, or Java
Solid core software engineering skills: software design, unit testing, debugging
Ability to consistently deliver production-quality software in a continuously integrated environment
Strong understanding of algorithms, data structures, and software design principles
Demonstrates clean, maintainable code and documentation practices
Preferred
Experience in software development for robotics and autonomous systems
Experience with ROS2
Experience with state machines and motion / path planning
Knowledge of navigation, mapping algorithms and robot perception
Familiarity with real-time operating systems and embedded programming
Benefits
Premium Healthcare Benefits: Three plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents.
Basic Life/AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance plans 100% covered by Forterra, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December.
Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year.
A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption.
$9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.
Fully stocked beverage refrigerators with all the Celsius your little heart desires.
401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, Roth 401(k), and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%.
Company
Forterra
Forterra delivers autonomous mission systems for defense.
Founded in 2002
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageRecent News
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