About this opportunity
Wild West Systems, Inc. lists this Software and Autonomy Engineering Lead opportunity in leander, Texas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Company Overview
Wild West Systems is an American defense technology company with the mission to equip the civilized world with superior and affordable arms and advanced technologies – to dominate the battlefield of present and future threats, in a new era of asymmetrical warfare. We fuse versatile domain experience with novel approach and creativity to change the paradigm of defense – both for military arenas and civilian soft targets. We're an early-stage startup, rapidly moving and growing.
Company Overview
Wild West Systems is an American defense technology company with the mission to equip the civilized world with superior and affordable arms and advanced technologies – to dominate the battlefield of present and future threats, in a new era of asymmetrical warfare. We fuse versatile domain experience with novel approach and creativity to change the paradigm of defense – both for military arenas and civilian soft targets. We're an early-stage startup, rapidly moving and growing.
General Qualifications
Love for America and passion for Wild West System's mission. Self-starter, capable of performing tasks as an individual as well as working well in a team. Bias for action. ITAR REQUIREMENT: To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C.
1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
Position Overview
We are seeking a Software and Autonomy Engineering Lead to own technical direction for our full autonomy software stack from embedded firmware through perception and into higher autonomous targeting behaviors. This role leads the engineering team building computer vision, sensor fusion, targeting, and control systems that operate on constrained edge hardware in dynamic, contested environments.
You will set architecture and coding standards across firmware and software, mentor and grow the engineering team, and personally develop perception and autonomy systems from prototyping through field deployment.
Responsibilities
Technical Leadership
Set technical direction and architecture standards spanning firmware and autonomy software
Lead, mentor, and help grow a small team of firmware and software engineers
Own build vs. buy and make vs. partner decisions for perception and autonomy components
Partner with hardware and program management on system-level tradeoffs
Perception & Autonomy
Develop and deploy real-time object detection, classification, and tracking systems for small, fast-moving aerial and ground targets
Optimize models for edge deployment in constrained environments
Build multi-sensor perception pipelines that enable sensor fusion
Build robustness for real-world conditions
Integrate perception outputs into downstream tracking and effector control systems
Firmware & Systems Integration
Oversee firmware architecture for sensor drivers, real-time OS scheduling, and hardware controls
Ensure clean interfaces between firmware, perception, and targeting layers
Support field testing, integration, and troubleshooting across the full stack
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Worksite address
leander, TX, 78646, US
Who can apply
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