Autonomy Engineer, Perception and Tracking (Software Engineer)

Redwire is an innovative space and defense technology company driving advanced capabilities across the aerospace sector. We are looking for a leader who can contribute to concept of operations development, mission solution design, and strategic analysis for spacecraft programs supporting National Security Space. This includes work spanning space domain awareness, space resiliency, mission autonomy, structures, sensors, and nextgeneration space systems.

Redwire's Special Programs team is dedicated to expanding our autonomy capabilities across all domains, enhancing Space Domain Awareness, Space Situational Awareness, Command, Control, and Communications, and Modeling and Simulation. We're developing next generation multi-domain autonomy. Integrated hardware and software for air and space platforms.

We are looking for an Autonomy Engineer, Perception and Computer Vision to join our rapidly growing team in Chantilly, VA. In this role you will be responsible for working on and influencing architecture for next generation space perception capabilities. This role will work on perception systems to include but not limited to perception tracking and navigation algorithms, flight software, AI&T, system implementation, and multidisciplinary optimization for high performance compute contexts. The autonomy engineer will work closely with other subsystems teams like Optics, Flight Software, GNC, Avionics, Mission Operations, and RF. The Autonomy Engineer will work to design algorithms, use physics based modeling for synthetic data generation

* Build, refine, and own core perception libraries and realtime application software essential to autonomous mission systems.

* Combine classical and geometric computer vision techniques with modern machine learning to deliver robust perception and tracking capabilities.

* Develop and integrate computer vision software and hardware across spacecraft and airborne platforms, partnering closely with AI&T teams to ensure seamless implementation.

* Create softwaredefined autonomy approaches that enable spacecraft to maneuver, navigate, and execute mission objectives reliably and intelligently.

* Author and execute test plans to validate perception systems from ground checkout through onorbit commissioning and sustained operations.

* Work across engineering disciplines to architect, implement, and verify complex features and system behaviors.

* Translate operator and customer needs into practical, highperformance features while balancing usability with technical constraints.

* Support aggressive testing timelines, launch windows, and onorbit operations that demand precision and resilience.

* Design flight software, firmware, algorithms, and simulation assets that drive onboard autonomy and situational awareness.

* Build autonomy tools that support dynamic space operations, realtime decision making, and resilient spacecraft behavior.

* Develop, refine, and run test processes that ensure system reliability across nominal and offnominal scenarios.

* Define automated faultdetection logic and system responses that enhance operational safety and robustness.

* Deliver hardwareintheloop and Monte Carlo simulation environments to evaluate system performance under realistic mission conditions.

Pay range

$102,000 - $140,000 per year

Redwire Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with MIS is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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