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Beacon AI is building an AI platform to make flying safer, more efficient, and more capable. The company is backed by top investors, has secured a dozen Department of Defense contracts, and partners with major airlines to deliver mission-critical systems.
You will join a fast-moving team of aviators, engineers, and operators working on advanced pilot assistance software. In this role, you'll design, build, and deploy autonomy, robotics, and embedded systems that operate in real-world, safety-critical aviation environments. You will contribute hands-on across the stack, working closely with senior engineers to deliver reliable systems that support time-sensitive decision-making for human operators.
Key responsibilities include:
- Design, build, and deploy robotic and embedded software components used in advanced pilot assistance systems
- Contribute to autonomy-related features or subsystems from development through deployment, with a focus on reliability and performance
- Write, test, and maintain high-quality Python and/or C++ code across autonomy, systems, and embedded components
- Integrate software with hardware, sensors, and perception or data ingestion pipelines to support autonomous and operator-in-the-loop decision-making
- Optimize software for edge compute environments, including managing latency and resource usage
- Participate in testing, validation, and deployment efforts to ensure systems meet safety-critical and mission-critical requirements
- Collaborate in design reviews, code reviews, and hands-on development with senior engineers and cross-functional teams
The company operates without silos or heavy processes. Small, focused teams own what they build, ship quickly, and learn fast.
Requirements:
- 2+ years of experience designing or building robotic software and/or embedded systems, or equivalent experience through projects, internships, or coursework
- Experience writing production-quality code in C++ and/or Python
- Familiarity with real-time or interactive systems that support users making time-sensitive decisions
- Exposure to autonomy-related systems such as planning, decision-making, or reasoning, and working with sensor or perception pipelines
- Some experience working with embedded or edge compute platforms and debugging hardware/software interactions
- Ability to learn quickly and contribute effectively in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
Bonus qualifications:
- Experience working on safety-critical or mission-critical systems, including aviation or robotics domains
- Exposure to robot operating systems or middleware such as ROS or DDS
- Interest in human-in-the-loop systems, simulation environments, or real-time control systems
- Background or strong interest in autonomy, robotics, or advanced mobility
