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Localization Integration Engineer

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Localization Integration Engineer in USA

  • Forterra
  • Full time
  • Email
  • Arlington, VA

Responsibilities

  • Integrate Forterra’s localization software onto new vehicle platforms and compute environments.
  • Bring up and validate GNSS, IMU, encoder, and other navigation sensors.
  • Develop and maintain hardware/software interfaces, sensor drivers, encoder processor modules, and communication interfaces.
  • Debug system-level issues from sensor inputs through state-estimation outputs.
  • Support vehicle testing, data collection, calibration, and performance validation.
  • Collaborate with state-estimation engineers to tune configurations and resolve integration issues.
  • Build tools and scripts for calibration, validation, and performance analysis.
  • Coordinate localization software versioning and platform-specific dependencies with DevOps to support reliable, reproducible releases.
  • Occasionally travel for on-site vehicle bring-up and testing.

Requirements

  • B.S. or M.S. in Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 2–8 years of relevant experience in robotics, autonomy, automotive, or embedded systems.
  • Understanding of state-estimation concepts including EKF and UKF sufficient for integration and debugging.
  • Experience with vehicle testing and field debugging.
  • Preferred: familiarity with ROS2 or similar middleware.
  • Preferred: experience deploying localization or robotics software to new platforms.
  • Preferred: experience developing hardware drivers or communication interfaces using CAN, Ethernet, or serial connections.

Benefits

  • US base salary range of $130,000–$180,000, with equity included in most full-time, high-demand roles.
  • Three premium healthcare plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of premiums for employees and dependents.
  • Company-paid basic life/AD&D and short- and long-term disability insurance, with additional life insurance available for purchase.
  • Company holiday calendar including a December winter break.
  • 20 days of accrued PTO per year.
  • At least 7 weeks of fully paid parental leave for birth or adoption.
  • $9,000 annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.
  • 401(k) plan with traditional, Roth, and after-tax deferral options and company matching up to 4%.
  • Occasional travel is required for on-site vehicle bring-up and testing; the position may require eligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

Salary: $130k - $180k/yr

Forterra

Forterra builds autonomous mission systems for defense and industrial ground operations, including self-driving kits for land vehicles and coordinated robotic swarms. It develops mission-critical hardware and software for autonomy in GPS-denied and contested environments, supporting military logi...

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