Software Engineer, Localization, Calibration & Mapping
Role Overview
As a Software Engineer in Localization, Calibration & Mapping at AeroVect, you will identify and address gaps in the localization and mapping systems for autonomous vehicles operating in mixed environments. This mid-level role involves collaborating with various teams to implement, deploy, and maintain localization capabilities, ensuring the effective operation of autonomous systems.
Perks & Benefits
This remote position offers flexible work arrangements, allowing you to work from anywhere. AeroVect promotes a culture of collaboration and innovation, providing opportunities for career growth and development within the rapidly evolving field of autonomous driving. The team values strong problem-solving skills and effective communication, fostering a supportive work environment.
Full Job Description
Who We Are
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. Our customers include some of the world’s largest airlines and ground handling providers. For more information, visit www.aerovect.com.
We are looking for a Software Engineer II to join the Localization team. Your initial focus will be validation and metrics - extending our regression suite, building performance monitoring, and ensuring localization quality as we scale to new environments and hardware platforms. Over time, you will grow into broader localization engineering work. You will report to a Staff Localization Engineer and collaborate with the Infrastructure, Sim, and Safety teams.
You Will
Extend and maintain our localization regression suite and CI-based validation pipeline
Build metrics and analyzers that catch performance degradation before it reaches production
Develop localization health monitoring and diagnostics tooling
Work with real sensor data from autonomous operations to validate and debug localization performance
Support the team on general localization tasks - sensor integration, performance tuning, platform migrations - with increasing scope over time
You Have
2+ years of experience in robotics or autonomous vehicles
Strong Python/C++ skills
Experience with Linux and ROS/ROS2
Hands-on experience building test or validation infrastructure - replay pipelines, automated metrics, regression frameworks
Understanding of localization fundamentals (sensor fusion, SLAM, GNSS/INS)
BS in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, or related field
We Prefer
MS with focus on localization, state estimation, or robotics
Experience with CI/CD pipelines for offline evaluation at scale
Familiarity with graph-based SLAM or optimization tools (GTSAM, Ceres, GLIM)
Exposure to embedded compute platforms (Jetson or similar)
Experience with safety-critical validation or V&V processes
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