Senior Software Engineer, Localization (Calibration)

Aerovect
New York City - +6 more
RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior robotics engineers with expertise in sensor calibration and localization, working in autonomous vehicle or ground handling domains.

Best fit for

  • Senior engineers with hands-on experience in multi-sensor calibration for autonomous systems.
    — “5+ years of experience in robotics or autonomous vehicles with hands-on work in sensor calibration, localization, or state estimation”
  • Candidates proficient in C++ and non-linear optimization frameworks like Ceres or GTSAM.
    — “Strong C++ skills (C++17+) and working experience with Linux and ROS/ROS2”
  • Individuals with a background in deploying calibration systems in real-world production environments.
    — “Track record of deploying calibration or localization systems on real hardware in production environments”

Things to consider

  • Role involves close collaboration with Perception, Planning, and Infrastructure teams.
    — “collaborate closely with the Perception, Planning, and Infrastructure teams”
  • Work includes deploying and testing systems at active airports.
    — “Deploy, test, and iterate using data from real autonomous operations at active airports”

How to stand out

  • Highlight specific instances where you improved calibration reliability or repeatability.
    — “improve reliability of existing offline calibrations”
  • Showcase experience with online calibration monitoring for autonomous systems.
    — “Experience building online/runtime calibration monitoring for deployed autonomous systems”
  • Demonstrate your contributions to safety-relevant thresholds in past projects.
    — “Experience defining safety-relevant thresholds and working with safety monitoring architectures”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • reliable calibration systems
  • improved localization accuracy
Typical background
software engineeringrobotics experience

Skills & requirements

Required

C++LinuxRos/ros2Sensor CalibrationState Estimation

Preferred

Factor GraphsGraph-based SLAMSafety Monitoring

Stack & domain

C++LinuxRos/ros2Non-linear Optimization FrameworksFactor GraphsGraph-based SLAMLocalizationMappingSensor Integration

About the role

Original posting from Aerovect via Ashby

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 http://www.aerovect.com.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the Localization team and take ownership of our calibration systems — from robustifying and stabilizing the existing offline calibration stack, through adapting it for new sensors and environments, to building online calibration validation for continuous autonomous operations at major airports. Beyond calibration, you will contribute to the broader localization, mapping, and sensor integration efforts as the team scales. You will work under the supervision of a Staff Localization Engineer and collaborate closely with the Perception, Planning, and Infrastructure teams.

You Will

  • Own the calibration stack end-to-end — improve reliability of existing offline calibrations, close coverage gaps across the sensor suite (LiDAR, IMU, GNSS, cameras, radar), and ensure every calibration is repeatable, traceable, and has clear pass/fail criteria
  • Design and build an online calibration validation system that monitors cross-sensor consistency during live missions, detects drift, and integrates with the vehicle's safety architecture
  • Contribute to the localization and mapping pipeline — sensor integration, performance tuning, regression testing, and deployment to new operating environments
  • Develop tooling for calibration health logging, diagnostics, and post-mission analysis
  • Deploy, test, and iterate using data from real autonomous operations at active airports

You Have

  • 5+ years of experience in robotics or autonomous vehicles with hands-on work in sensor calibration, localization, or state estimation
  • Strong practical knowledge of multi-sensor calibration - intrinsic, extrinsic, and temporal - across LiDARs, IMUs, GNSS, and cameras
  • Proven experience with non-linear optimization frameworks (Ceres, GTSAM, g2o) or filtering approaches (EKF, UKF)
  • Strong C++ skills (C++17+) and working experience with Linux and ROS/ROS2
  • Understanding of how calibration quality propagates through localization and perception
  • BS or MS in Computer Science, Robotics,Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, or related field

We Prefer

  • MS or PhD with a focus on calibration, localization, or state estimation
  • Experience building online/runtime calibration monitoring for deployed autonomous systems
  • Experience with factor graphs, graph-based SLAM, or open-source tools like Kalibr, LIO-SAM, GLIM, Ceres, GTSAM
  • Track record of deploying calibration or localization systems on real hardware in production environments
  • Experience defining safety-relevant thresholds and working with safety monitoring architectures
  • Familiarity with OpenCV, PCL, or Open3D

Source: Aerovect careers (Ashby)

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