Robotics Software Engineer

About Us:

HyperHorizon is a subsea autonomy software and platform supplier that accelerates the adoption of intelligent, subsea affordable mass

Founded in 2022, HyperHorizon delivers the definitive subsea autonomy toolchain and world-class intelligence and weapon platforms to help customers deploy indigenous products and create next-generation naval warfare deterrence strategies 

Role Overview:

As a Robotics Software Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and optimizing advanced autonomous software for our underwater vehicles. You will tackle complex challenges in creating reliable and scalable software systems, ensuring seamless integration with cutting-edge robotics hardware. 

From implementing sophisticated control algorithms to enhancing software robustness for dynamic, real-world environments, your work will drive innovation, ensure system reliability, and shape the future of autonomous underwater technologies.

What You’ll Do:

• Collaborate closely with development teams to integrate new features and optimize existing solutions, offering insights gained from testing and analysis.
• Develop, implement, and optimize algorithms for sensor fusion, state estimation, path planning, and control systems to improve overall system efficiency and accuracy.
• Lead the definition, design, and execution of product verification and validation activities throughout the product development life cycle
• Implement and automate software verification tests by defining and delivering test cases written against software requirements
• Analyze and simulate requirements per customer specifications or developed internal product requirements
• Execute complex testing, perform in-depth statistical analysis, and interpret results independently

What We’re Looking For:

• Modular Software Development & Maintenance: Proven expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining modular, scalable robotics software for autonomy systems. Skilled in ensuring compatibility with diverse hardware configurations and operational environments. Ability to support the development, implementation, and optimization algorithms for sensor fusion, state estimation, path planning, and control systems to improve overall system efficiency and accuracy.
• Proven Proficiency in System Integration: Ability to work closely with cross-disciplinary teams, integrating insights from different engineering domains into the testing process. Strong understanding of sensor integration, ROS-based autonomy systems, and Linux-based tools for debugging and optimization. Collaboration on testing modular robotics software to ensure easy scalability and effective deployment in varied operational conditions.
• Expertise in Autonomy Testing and Validation: Proven experience in leading field tests for Autonomous Vehicles specifically focusing on testing the full functionality and capabilities of guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) systems under real-world conditions. Demonstrated success in validating key autonomy behaviors such as waypoint navigation.
• Control Precision and System Fine-tuning: Expertise in ensuring that AUVs meet precision requirements, including maintaining control error margins of less than 1% during underwater operations, and fine-tuning parameters such as turning radius and yaw stability to meet specified thresholds. Proficiency in optimizing stability, disturbance rejection, and achieving responsiveness in real-time testing conditions.
• Testing Protocol Development & Execution: Proven ability to design and execute rigorous, repeatable field-testing protocols, ensuring comprehensive validation across all system components. Skilled in designing diagnostic tools for real-time analysis, monitoring AUV autonomy software, and making quick data-driven decisions during field testing.

What Makes This Role Exciting:

• Trailblazing Projects: Work on state-of-the-art robotics systems with real-world applications.
• Autonomy & Ownership: Lead critical testing initiatives with the freedom to innovate.
• Collaborative Culture: Partner with world-class teams to push the boundaries of technology.
• Career Growth: Opportunities for professional development in an exciting and rapidly evolving industry.

If you’re driven by cutting-edge technology, have a passion for solving complex autonomy challenges, and want to make a lasting impact on the future of subsea robotics, we want to hear from you.