Autonomy Engineer III

Autonomy Engineer III

SkyGrid, a Boeing Company, exists to open the sky for autonomous flight. Based in Austin, Texas, SkyGrid builds ground based high-assurance third-party services to enable the safe operations and airspace integration of highly automated and autonomous aircraft. SkyGrid also acts as a key operational nexus for advanced air mobility, integrating and managing data, infrastructure, access, and traffic to support seamless and efficient air traffic services.

SkyGrid is seeking an Autonomy Engineer III to join our Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) R&D team to build the future of safe, efficient, and scalable Air Traffic Management (ATM) solutions. You will be responsible for taking autonomy concepts from early-stage ideas through prototyping and validation to establish system requirements.

In this role, you will focus on maturing autonomy capabilities to support technology maturation through prototype development. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, external partners, and customers. As an Autonomy Engineer III, you will be provided opportunities to establish yourself as an externally recognized leader for our technology. This position also involves occasional travel to support lab and flight test activities, and internal and industry demonstration events.

Performance Objectives :

• Develop, analyze, and evaluate enhancements to ground-based traffic surveillance solutions.
• Demonstrate successful testing and simulation results for one or more autonomy capabilities.
• Contribute to Technical Maturation Reports supporting progression towards Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 5.
• Further mature capabilities beyond TRL 5 in concert with cross-functional teams such as software, product, and V&V.
• Build strong and collaborative working relationships with cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Ensure all developed code and models meet appropriate standards, for example DO-178C.
• Support deployment for field tests or demonstrations.
• Deliver multiple new functions and enhancements to SkyGrid services.
• Ensure all software artifacts including models, generated code, handwritten code, and test cases comply with applicable standards (internal and external).
• Lead technical reviews of assigned functions or enhancements with stakeholders.
• Engage with team members to learn and impart best practices to improve our organization.

Responsibilities :

Qualifications :

Highly motivated, solution-oriented individual with a strong analytical mindset, who can :

Experience in R&D and functional development in one or more of the following areas :

Preferred Qualifications :

Join Our Team and Enjoy Exceptional Benefits :

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

An employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily, and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, if it does not pose undue hardship.

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