Hydro Drone Architect

Vamshi Krishna

RSA TECH GROUP · Hiring Manager

Active within past 3 days

Job description

Hydro Drone Architect - Remote

We are seeking an experienced Hydro Drone Architect to design and architect advanced autonomous drone systems for water-based, marine, and hydro-environment applications. The role will focus on autonomous navigation, robotics, sensing, AI, communication, and control systems.

Key Responsibilities

Design end-to-end architecture for water-based autonomous drone systems.

Develop solutions for navigation, positioning, control, sensing, and autonomous operations.

Integrate AI/ML, computer vision, LiDAR, sonar, GPS/GNSS, IMU, cameras, and environmental sensors.

Design communication and telemetry architecture for remote and autonomous operations.

Develop integration between flight/vehicle controllers, robotics software, edge computing, and cloud platforms.

Architect real-time data collection, processing, analytics, and monitoring systems.

Design fail-safe mechanisms, redundancy, geofencing, and autonomous recovery capabilities.

Collaborate with robotics, embedded, AI/ML, mechanical, electrical, and software engineering teams.

Lead technical architecture, proof-of-concepts, system integration, testing, and deployment.

Required Skills

10+ years in robotics, autonomous systems, drone/UAV/USV architecture, or related engineering.

Strong experience with autonomous robotics and control systems.

Expertise in ROS/ROS2, Python, C/C++, and real-time systems.

Experience with GPS/GNSS, IMU, LiDAR, sonar, computer vision, and sensor fusion.

Strong understanding of navigation, localization, path planning, and obstacle avoidance.

Experience with embedded systems, microcontrollers, and robotics communication protocols.

Knowledge of AI/ML and computer vision for autonomous operations.

Experience with AWS/Azure/GCP, edge computing, IoT, telemetry, and data pipelines.

Strong understanding of system safety, reliability, cybersecurity, and fault tolerance.

Preferred Skills

Experience with marine robotics, autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs), underwater drones (AUVs), or hydrographic surveying.

Experience with sonar, bathymetric mapping, water-quality sensors, and marine navigation.

Knowledge of MAVLink, PX4, ArduPilot, DDS, CAN, MQTT, or similar protocols.

Experience with digital twins, simulation, Gazebo, or NVIDIA Isaac.

Experience designing systems for harsh environmental conditions.

More information

Minimum education level

Master's

Experience level

Expert and leadership (8+years)

Job skills

Aerial Robotics

Hydrodynamics

Control Systems

3D Modeling

Data Analysis

Remote Sensing

Software Development

Company overview

RSA TECH GROUP

IT System Custom Software Development·201-1,000 employees

RSA Tech is an AI-native engineering partner that helps the world’s leading brands architect the Cognitive Enterprise. By unifying AI models, automation, data platforms, and cloud infrastructure into one intelligent fabric, RSA Tech enables organizations to accelerate innovation, modernize legacy platforms, and launch AI-powered products and experiences at speed. RSA Tech’s product portfolio spans six core solution suites: Cognitive Strategy, Neural Interfaces, Intelligent Products, Adaptive Ecosystems, Predictive Fabrics, and Applied Intelligence. These products blueprint autonomous enterprises, power immersive and adaptive digital experiences, engineer generative AI–infused software, build self-healing and auto-scaling infrastructure, unify siloed data into intelligent meshes for real-time insights, and operationalize machine learning to solve complex business challenges at scale. Enterprises across technology, financial services, healthcare, retail, transportation, workforce technologies, manufacturing, energy, media, insurance, telecom, and education partner with RSA Tech for its cognitive data ecosystems, 24/7 neural operations, algorithmic governance, and proprietary accelerators such as pre-trained industry models and “Generative Pods” that can reduce engineering cycles by up to 40%. With autonomous, self-healing cloud architectures and a strong focus on explainable, compliant AI, RSA Tech is crafting the neural infrastructure of tomorrow’s intelligent enterprises.