Hiring: Staff Autonomy Engineer (Drone) Company: Gather AI Location: Greater Pittsburgh Region Job Posted Time: 2026-09-02 17:58:04 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords: Autonomy, Robotics, Perception Systems, Localization, Computer Vision, Embedded Systems, C++, Python, Sensor Integration, ML Perception Models, Inventory Scanning, Drone Platform, Warehouse Automation, Algorithm Design Experience: - 7+ years of software engineering experience - At least 3 years building autonomy, robotics, or perception systems that run on physical hardware in production Required Skills: - Strong C++ and Python - Experience writing software that runs on embedded or resource-constrained compute platforms - Hands-on experience with computer vision and perception pipelines - Experience with localization and scanning pipelines on vehicle-mounted embedded compute - Algorithm design for detection, identification, and recording of inventory locations under variable lighting, occlusion, and motion - Sensor integration and coordination with ML perception models - Software systems for scan triggering, location mapping, and data handoff to cloud platforms - Diagnosing and resolving issues on deployed systems using log data and field observations Qualifications: - Staff-level individual contributor with significant technical ownership - Ability to lead design and implementation of perception, localization, and scanning pipelines - Experience contributing to architecture of autonomy stacks scaling across vehicle types, facility layouts, and customer configurations - Ability to document existing systems, plan future revisions, and lead design improvements and testing - Strong collaboration skills with hardware, field deployment, and ML teams - Comfort working in noisy, dynamic production warehouse environments Compensation: Not specified Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!