Teams at Orca AI

Own the end-to-end navigation algorithm stack for autonomous maritime vessels, including localization, route and path planning, replanning, collision avoidance, encounter reasoning, COLREG-aware behavior, and mission decision logic. Develop real-time C++ and Python algorithms for embedded systems, validate them through simulation and field trials, and manage performance in dynamic, uncertain maritime environments.

Architect and lead the end-to-end autonomous navigation stack for an unmanned surface vessel, covering world modeling, planning, decision-making, vehicle interfaces, safety, and fail-safe behavior. Define system contracts, technical requirements, degradation modes, and validation scenarios while remaining hands-on in critical code. Set technical direction, lead hiring, and mentor the autonomy engineering team.

Build and own the autonomy runtime for autonomous maritime vessels, including ROS2 architecture, C++ modules, lifecycle management, state handling, fault recovery, vehicle interfaces, deployment, CI, observability, simulation, and embedded performance. Integrate with vessel platforms, support bring-up and sea trials, debug field issues, and ensure reliable operation under real-time and degraded conditions.