Designation: Manager - Autonomous Software

Function - Autonomous Systems / Robotics Software

Reporting to - DGM - Autonomous Systems

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end autonomous software workstream, from requirements decomposition and architecture through implementation, integration, verification, field trials and release.

• Define modular software architecture for mission planning, behaviour management, path planning, collision and obstacle avoidance, localisation, perception, health monitoring, failsafe handling and operator interaction.

• Lead development using ROS/ROS2, C++ and suitable middleware; establish coding standards, interfaces, reusable components, configuration management and documentation practices.

• Guide the design and tuning of behaviour trees, planners, navigation stacks, costmaps, map servers and decision logic for complex and degraded operating environments.

• Integrate inputs from INS, DVL, GNSS, depth sensors, cameras, imaging sonar, obstacle-avoidance sonar and other payloads through robust sensor-fusion and state-estimation interfaces.





• Plan and govern Model/Software/Hardware-in-the-Loop testing, simulator-based validation, lab integration, harbour trials and sea trials; ensure traceability from requirement to evidence.

• Coordinate closely with controls, embedded, electrical, mechanical, sonar, payload, systems engineering and operations teams to resolve cross-functional issues.

• Lead technical reviews, design reviews, sprint/milestone planning, risk management, defect closure, root-cause analysis and release readiness.

• Mentor engineers, allocate work, assess capability gaps, participate in recruitment and build a delivery-focused autonomous software team.

• Support technical proposals, customer demonstrations, technical discussions and partner engagement while protecting programme confidentiality and intellectual property.

Technical Scope

• Mission sequencing, behaviour trees, supervisory autonomy, contingency

📌 Manager- Autonomous Systems (Pune)
🏢 Mahindra and Mahindra
📍 Pune