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Booz Allen

Builds AI and cyber systems for the US government

Robotics Autonomy Engineer

Full-TimeDeadline 11/23/26
$77.6k - $176k/yr
Mid
Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
Bremerton, WA, USA+1 moreMore locations: San Diego, CA, USA
In Person
AI & Machine LearningRobotics & Autonomous Systems
No H1B Sponsorship
US Top Secret Clearance Required

About the job

Requirements
  • Three or more years of experience with robotics or systems engineering for equipment hardware, including circuits or sensors.
  • Experience with Robot Operating System, including ROS or ROS 2, for sensor integration, communication, and system orchestration.
  • Experience using C++ or Python for real-time robotics applications.
  • Knowledge of autonomous systems concepts such as state estimation, localization, path planning, and feedback control.
  • Knowledge of perception techniques including sensor fusion, object detection, and environmental mapping, such as SLAM, LiDAR, cameras, or sonar.
  • Ability to develop and maintain software for embedded Linux systems, including version control, continuous integration and continuous delivery, packaging, containerization, and documentation.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical topics effectively to a variety of audiences in written and verbal formats.
  • Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Robotics Engineering.
Responsibilities
  • Contribute to the design, development, and integration of robotic systems for maritime applications.
  • Build and validate software and hardware modules across the perception, navigation, and control stack.
  • Translate operational requirements into deployable robotic solutions.
  • Participate in the full development lifecycle from architecture and prototyping through integration, field testing, and iterative refinement.
  • Collaborate with systems engineers, hardware leads, and mission stakeholders.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience developing architectures and algorithms for multi-agent, distributed collaborative autonomy.
  • Experience with Docker image development, container deployment, and Git-based version control strategies.
  • Experience with multi-agent coordination, swarm behaviors, collaborative autonomy frameworks, and simulation environments such as Gazebo, Isaac Sim, VRX, or UUV Simulator.
  • Experience with maritime robotic platforms such as unmanned surface vessels, autonomous underwater vehicles, or unmanned underwater vehicles.
  • Knowledge of military strategy, operations, and tactics relevant to maritime autonomy.
  • Knowledge of maritime-specific sensing modalities including sonar or acoustic sensing, radar, GPS/INS, and DVL.
  • Ability to lead a technical team in strategy, project planning, and project execution.
  • Ability to interact professionally with clients to understand their needs, recommend courses of action, and present or demonstrate results.
  • Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
  • Doctorate degree in Computer Science or Engineering.

About the company

Booz Allen builds and runs technology for the U.S. government, mostly for the military and intelligence agencies, and its engineers work alongside consultants who know each agency's mission. In 1958, it helped the U.S. Navy create PERT, a project-scheduling method first used on the Polaris submarine missile program and later adopted across government and industry. Its teams design cyber defenses, AI and data tools, and battlefield communications, and it sells its own products, such as Vellox, a suite of AI tools that spot and fight off hackers. Agencies pay mainly through multi-year contracts that reimburse costs, bill hours, or set a fixed price. Booz Allen was founded in 1914 and is based in McLean, Virginia.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

1914

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What believers are saying

  • Product work is growing: Booz Allen bought Ultra's battlefield encryption and computing unit for $720 million in August 2026.
  • Hiring continues despite cuts: Booz Allen listed 2,282 open roles in October 2026, 1,097 of them in technology.
  • Work is lined up for years: backlog, including contract options, hit $39.5 billion in June 2026, about 3.5 years' revenue.

What critics are saying

  • Job security has slipped: staff fell from 33,400 to 30,900 in the year to June 2026 as civil work shrank.
  • Stock grants lost value: shares fell 29% in the year to October 2026 while defense IT rival CACI rose 14%.
  • Shutdowns halt paid work: the federal shutdown that began October 2025 cost Booz Allen about $50 million in unperformed work.

What makes Booz Allen unique

  • Most coworkers are cleared for secrets: about 77% of Booz Allen's 31,500 employees held security clearances in March 2026.
  • AI is its specialty: Booz Allen calls itself the federal government's largest AI provider, with about 400 active AI projects.
  • It bankrolls defense tech startups: Booz Allen tripled its venture fund to $300 million in July 2025, backing 17 companies.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Paid Vacation
  • Professional Development Budget
  • Remote Work Options
  • Flexible Work Hours

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