Autonomy Software Engineer

ZiplineSouth San Francisco, California, United Statesfull_timesenior

$200,000 – $265,000 USD

Tech Stack

Solid badges = required, outlined = preferred

Responsibilities

  • Design the mission/flight manager, building state machines and orchestration logic for mission sequencing and safe-state transitions.
  • Own fault management end-to-end, implementing detection, isolation, mitigation, and recovery (FIMR) for critical aircraft components.
  • Develop and maintain flight-critical Rust/C++ onboard components with strong observability and testability.
  • Prove safety before flight by defining success criteria and building tooling such as scenario libraries, SIL/HIL, and fault-injection.
  • Integrate across autonomy, partnering with planning, perception, and controls to set interfaces and codify runtime-enforced contracts.

Soft Skills

Embedded SystemsRoboticsAerospaceAutonomous VehiclesReal-Time SystemsFault ToleranceSystems ThinkingInterface DesignAutonomy FeaturesMission LogicSupervisionWatchdogsHealth MonitoringHardware/Software Co-DesignCommunicationDocumentationHazard AnalysisFmeaStpa-Style Analysis

Benefits

  • Dental
  • Equity
  • Health Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Vision

Culture

Mission-DrivenFast-PacedHigh GrowthWork-Life Balance

Requirements

Regions: Us

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About Zipline
Industry: logistics
Size: medium

Zipline is the world's largest and most experienced drone delivery service, designing, building, and operating autonomous logistics systems for critical supplies. They aim to serve all humans equally by ensuring access to food, medicine, and essential goods anytime, anywhere.

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Compensation
Base salary: $200,000 – $265,000 USD
Equity: equity compensation
Bonus: discretionary annual or performance bonuses