Principal Engineer

Oshkosh Corporation is a leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles and equipment, serving the defense, fire and emergency, and commercial markets. Our company is committed to delivering innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers.

We are seeking a highly skilled Principal Engineer - Autonomy Systems to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for the development and implementation of autonomy systems into our product line of Boom Lifts, Scissor Lifts, and Telehandlers. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and test autonomy systems that meet our high standards for safety, reliability, and performance.

• Develop and implement autonomy systems that integrate with our existing product lines
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and test autonomy systems
• Ensure that autonomy systems meet our high standards for safety, reliability, and performance
• Develop and maintain technical documentation for autonomy systems
• Provide technical support and guidance to other engineers and teams

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other related fields
• Minimum of 6 years experience in sensor signal processing and sensor fusion algorithms
• Experience with navigation system and performance analysis of navigation systems and navigation state error estimation with knowledge of optimal state estimation filters such as Kalman Filter and Extended Kalman filter (EKF)
• Experience developing and integrating state estimation algorithms for localization, calibration, mapping, or SLAM applications in robotic systems
• Experience with object-oriented programming
• Ability to interpret, develop, and integrated highly abstracted code to facilitate efficiency, modularity, and reusability
• Experience with agile software development practices
• Experience with embedded devices
• Experience in a regulatory environment
• Experience with highly automated systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proactive delivery of communication and follow up
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Must have the ability to independently prioritize and accomplish work within time constraints
• Self-motivated and forward-thinking personality

• Proficiency in C++ (C++11 and higher) and Python desired
• Proficiency in Make and CMake
• Proficiency in ROS1 or ROS2
• Proficiency in modern software development workflows and practices, including version control, pipelines, and unit testing, and peer review
• Proficiency in optimization algorithms, computer vision, and machine learning