Autonomous Systems Engineer in Ipswich, Suffolk

Plenty of autonomy work never leaves the test rig. This role is about getting it onto production vehicles and making it safe to ship.

An off-highway vehicle manufacturer has its autonomy stack running on prototypes. You'd lead the integration onto the production platforms.

What you'd get from it:

You'd work across the whole vehicle in one job, from embedded software and CAN to sensors and field trials, instead of owning a single layer of the stack.

You'd do real functional safety work: safety controllers, safe stop and the safety case towards certification.

You'd work to defined objectives with little supervision, so the day-to-day is yours.

This is vehicle-level integration and embedded work, not algorithm research. You'll integrate LiDAR, radar, camera and GPS/IMU sensors, work on the vehicle control interfaces, and run field trials.

It suits someone with two or more years integrating autonomous or robotic systems on real hardware, who's solid on functional safety (ISO 13849 or ISO 12100), embedded and real-time control, and CAN. ROS2, safety PLCs or off-highway and automotive experience help but aren't essential.

Every other Friday is off, a nine-day fortnight, alongside 30 days' leave, an enhanced pension and four times salary in life cover. Site based is preferred, with hybrid considered for the right person.

Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Sponsorship isn't available.

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