About the roleForterra is seeking a Localization Integration Engineer to help deploy and scale our navigation and localization software across new vehicle platforms and hardware configurations. This role is focused on integration, system-level debugging, platform bring-up, and interface development.
You will work closely with our state estimation and navigation algorithm engineers to ensure our GNSS/INS-based localization stack performs reliably across diverse vehicles, sensors, and compute platforms.
This is an ideal role for an engineer who enjoys hands-on system integration, debugging complex issues in real-world environments, and building robust interfaces between hardware and software systems.
What you'll do- Integrate Forterra's localization software onto new vehicle platforms and compute environments.
- Bring up and validate new GNSS, IMU, encoder, and other navigation sensors.
- Develop and maintain hardware/software interfaces (e.g., encoder processor modules, new sensor drivers, communication interfaces).
- Debug system-level issues across the stack - from sensor inputs through state estimation outputs.
- Support vehicle testing, data collection, and performance validation.
- Collaborate with state estimation engineers to tune configurations and resolve integration-specific issues.
- Build tools and scripts to support calibration, validation, and performance analysis.
- Coordinate localization software versioning and platform-specific dependencies, working closely with DevOps to ensure reliable and reproducible releases.
- Occasionally travel to support on-site vehicle bring-up and testing.
Minimum Qualifications- B.S. or M.S. in Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, or related field.
- 2-8 years of relevant experience in robotics, autonomy, automotive, or embedded systems.
- Understanding of state estimation concepts (EKF, UKF) sufficient to support integration and debugging.
- Experience with vehicle testing and field debugging.
Preferred Qualifications- Familiarity with ROS2 or similar middleware.
- Experience deploying localization or robotics software to new platforms.
- Experience developing hardware drivers or communication interfaces (CAN, Ethernet, serial, etc.).
US Salary Range
$130,000-$180,000
The salary range for this role is an estimate and is based on a wide variety of compensation factors. The salary offered to candidates will vary based on a variety of factors including (but not limited to) relevant work experience, education, specialized training, critical expertise, training, and more. Equity in Forterra is included in most of our full-time, high-demand roles and is therefore considered part of Forterra's overall compensation package. In addition to base salary and equity, Forterra offers competitive benefits for full-time employees including:
- 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.
- A $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%.
Your recruiter will be able to share more information about our salary and benefits offering during the hiring process.
CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY - This position may require eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance. For more information about U.S. Security Clearances: click here.
