Location: Vancouver, WA (hybrid option)

Company: Maren-go Solutions Corporation

About Us:

Maren-go Solutions Corporation is a leading provider of advanced automation and technology solutions, dedicated to enhancing operational efficiency across various industries. We are transitioning from research and development to an operational business with a public-facing product focused on the defense market. Our autonomy software system is a key internal product, driving our innovative automation solutions with successful deployments to multiple airfields supporting daily operations. Future projects include integration of additional robots onto the airfield from 3rd Party providers and new mission profiles for the systems already deployed.

Job Description:

As an Autonomy Engineer at Maren-go Solutions Corporation, you will be the accountable owner of one or more functions within our autonomy system. You will execute projects cross-functionally alongside mechanical, electrical, back-end software, and autonomy software engineers, with input from product requirements, metrics, safety, and user research. This role is critical for successfully launching our autonomous airfield operating system.

Responsibilities:

• Define ODD & KPIs: Help establish rigorous Key Performance Indicators and operational constraints within the Operational Design Domain to quantify autonomy success.
• System Decomposition: Decompose complex autonomous behaviors (Perception, Planning, Control) into modular sub-functions and technically prioritize them against the product roadmap.
• Validation & Regression: Architect comprehensive testing pipelines, including Unit, Integration, Hardware-in-the-Loop and Software-in-the-Loop tests, to establish statistical confidence in code stability.
• Collaborative Field Validation: Join the test engineering team in the field to execute validation plans, performing real-time debugging and root-cause analysis on physical hardware to close the loop between code and reality.
• Cross-Stack Optimization: Collaborate with Hardware and Software teams to define compute budgets and high-level requirements.
• Technical Interface: Act as the bridge between organizations, defining clear APIs to resolve system-level dependencies with minimal context switching for core engineers.
• Edge Case Analysis: Proactively identify performance bottlenecks and long-tail edge cases, utilizing data-driven insights to address architectural gaps before they impact scalability.
• Nationwide Deployment & Commissioning: Travel to customer sites across the US to lead Site Acceptance Testing and system commissioning, ensuring the autonomy stack performs reliably in diverse, real-world environments.
• Production Implementation: Design, code, and deploy production-quality C++/Python software for ground robots, interfacing directly with RTOS, drivers, and middleware (ROS2, DDS).

Qualifications:

• Please Note: Applicant must be a US Citizen
• MS degree in a technical field (mechanical, aerospace, electrical, or computer engineering, engineering physics, or computer science) or a BS degree in one of those fields with 2+ years of professional experience
• Professional programming experience in C++ and Python
• Experience with ROS 2, git, Docker, Linux and bash scripting
• Experience with core ground vehicle autonomy concepts including: localization, odometry, mapping, perception, and control
• Experience or familiarity with common robotic sensor types including camera, lidar, radar, ultrasonic, GPS, IMU, etc. and the integration thereof
• US citizen

Bonus Qualifications:

• 5+ years of technical experience in a relevant field.
• 2+ years of experience in technical product management, ideally in the field of robotics or software.
• Ability to collaborate with internal partners and users to solve complex cross-functional problems and use influence to generate great outcomes.
• Established skills in distilling ambiguous problem spaces into compelling product visions.
• Experience developing production-grade robotics products and/or autonomous vehicle software.
• Experience integrating sensors into autonomous systems.

Compensation:

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off (e.g., sick leave, vacation, bereavement), health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume and a cover letter detailing their relevant experience and why they are a good fit for this role to [email protected].

About Maren-go Solutions Corporation:

Maren-go Solutions Corporation is at the forefront of developing advanced automation systems, including ground and air autonomous systems and sensor deployments within the NATO defense environment and civil aviation space. We are committed to our warfighters having the necessary tools from the civilian world to train and deploy with where required. Join us and be part of a fast-moving, highly execution-oriented team that is shaping the future of automation.

Benefits found in job post

Medical insurance, Disability insurance

Requirements added by the job poster

• Authorized to work in the United States

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