As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will be the primary technical interface between Auterion and our UAV customers, guiding them through the full software integration journey - from initial architecture decisions to production deployment. This role is rooted in hands-on C++ software engineering, with a focus on deploying Auterion's flight software stack onto customer UAV platforms. You'll work across embedded Linux, PX4-based flight control, and onboard computer environments, helping customers ship reliable, safe drone systems at scale.
Responsibilities and Duties- Own the end-to-end deployment of Auterion's software stack into customer UAV systems including BSP bring-up, driver integration, middleware configuration, and onboard application development in C++.
- Collaborate with Auterion's product engineering team to design and implement customer-specific software features in C++ across embedded Linux and RTOS/microcontroller environments.
- Serve as a subject-matter expert on PX4 and Auterion OS, helping customers configure, tune, and extend flight control behaviour for their specific UAV use cases.
- Act as the primary engineering contact for customer teams, diagnosing integration issues, unblocking development, and ensuring successful deployment milestones.
- Produce integration guides, code samples, and reference implementations that reduce time-to-deployment and scale Auterion's support capabilities.
- Work with internal product, engineering, and operations teams to close feedback loops between customer deployments and Auterion's product roadmap.
Qualifications and Skills- 3+ years of hands-on C++ software engineering experience, ideally in embedded or robotics contexts.
- Strong understanding of embedded Linux environments (systemd, device trees, inter-process communication, real-time constraints).
- Experience deploying software onto UAV or autonomous platforms, including integration with flight controllers (PX4 experience strongly preferred).
- Familiarity with MAVLink, ROS2, or similar robotics middleware.
- Comfortable working directly with customer engineering teams in a technical lead capacity.
- Experience with RTOS environments (NuttX, FreeRTOS, or similar).
- UAV pilot certification or practical flight operations experience (nice to have).
- Willingness to travel internationally to support customer deployments on-site.
- US citizenship and eligibility for security clearance required.
Benefits- Flexible working hours
- Stock Options
- Unlimited PTO
- Health Insurance (includes dental & vision)
- Medical flex spending
- Life Insurance
- Retirement Plan - 401k
- Enhanced maternity & paternity leave
- Learning and development opportunities
