Staff Software Engineer, Localization

About the Company

AeroVect is transforming ground handling with autonomy, redefining how airlines and ground service providers around the globe run day-to-day operations. We are a Series A company backed by top-tier venture capital investors in aviation and autonomous driving.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of core areas of the localization stack including LiDAR-inertial-GNSS state estimation, 3D mapping, or sensor calibration
• Contribute to the broader localization and mapping pipeline from sensor integration to deployment
• Design and build online validation to monitor localization integrity and cross-sensor consistency
• Develop tooling for diagnostics, health logging, and post-mission analysis
• Contribute to regression, validation, and release-gating for localization changes
• Deploy, test, and iterate using data from real autonomous operations

Requirements

• 8+ years in robotics or autonomous vehicles
• Proven track record of owning localization or state-estimation systems on real hardware
• Deep practical grounding in multi-sensor fusion (LiDAR, IMU, GNSS, cameras)
• Demonstrated technical leadership and architectural driving capabilities
• Strong command of non-linear optimization (Ceres, GTSAM, g2o) or filtering (EKF, UKF)
• Strong modern C++ (C++17+) and experience with Linux and ROS/ROS2
• BS or MS in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• MS or PhD with a focus on localization, state estimation, or calibration
• Hands-on experience with multi-sensor calibration (intrinsic, extrinsic, and temporal)
• Experience with factor graphs, graph-based SLAM, or tools like GLIM, LIO-SAM, Cartographer, or Kalibr
• Experience building online/runtime monitoring within a safety monitoring architecture
• Track record of taking autonomous systems toward driverless operation