Path Planning & Swarm Autonomy Engineer (m/f/d)

Quantum Systems; Weßling; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Flexible working hours

Mobile Work

Stay active: EGYM Wellpass

Bike-Leasing

Corporate Benefits

Employee events

Lunch-Card

Company Shuttle

Job summary

Quantum Systems specialises in the development, design, and production of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS). You will develop path-planning and trajectory-generation algorithms for a single interceptor, accounting for target motion, vehicle dynamics, and obstacles, with ROS 2 integration and MAVLink interfacing.

The role extends the planner toward multi-agent coordination, trajectory deconfliction, and collision avoidance, while validating through SITL/HITL, flight tests and log analysis to

Qualifications

• Strong path-planning fundamentals.
• Experience with swarm autonomy is a plus, not required.
• Proficiency in C++ or Rust and ROS 2.
• Solid understanding of vehicle dynamics and constrained planning.
• Experience with simulation, autonomous vehicles or robotic systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop path-planning and trajectory-generation algorithms for a single interceptor.
• Account for target motion, vehicle dynamics, obstacles and changing mission conditions.
• Integrate planning with perception and flight control via ROS 2 and MAVLink.
• Validate performance through simulation, SITL/HITL, log analysis and flight testing.
• Extend planner toward multi-agent coordination, trajectory deconfliction and collision avoidance.
• Develop cooperative behaviors for formation flight, handovers and limited-communication recovery.

Skills

Path planning

Trajectory optimization

Graph search

Guidance

C++

Rust

ROS 2

MAVLink

Vehicle kinematics

Simulation

Tools

ROS 2

MAVLink

Simulation tools

GNC tooling

Job description

You will develop the path-planning capabilities of our interceptor, turning mission objectives and estimated vehicle and target states into feasible trajectories.

Building on this foundation, you will extend the system toward multi-agent autonomy, enabling multiple interceptors to coordinate and adapt even without a continuous ground connection.

You will implement the system in ROS 2 and work closely with perception, flight control, communications and our Mosaic ground-control system.

What is your Day to Day Mission:

• Develop path-planning and trajectory-generation algorithms for a single interceptor.
• Account for target motion, vehicle dynamics, obstacles and changing mission conditions.
• Integrate planning with perception and flight control through ROS 2 and MAVLink.
• Validate performance through simulation, SITL/HITL, log analysis and flight testing.
• Extend the planner toward multi-agent coordination, trajectory deconfliction and collision avoidance.
• Develop cooperative behaviors for formation flight, mission handovers, replanning and recovery when communication is limited.

What you bring to the team:

Strong path-planning fundamentals are essential. Experience with swarm autonomy is a plus, not a requirement.

• Experience with path planning, trajectory optimization, graph search or guidance.
• Strong implementation skills in C++ or Rust and hands-on experience with ROS 2.
• A solid understanding of vehicle kinematics, dynamics and constrained planning.
• Experience with simulation, autonomous vehicles or real-world robotic systems.
• The drive to take algorithms from the whiteboard through simulation and into real flight.

Why Quantum-Systems:

• We believe in the power of combined efforts: straightforward tech expertise paired with a customer-centric focus.
• We are industry pioneers who are ambitious, bold, and visionary.
• We push limits, think outside-the-box and strive for technological excellence to shape the future of aerial data.
• We promise to be your runway for individual and professional growth.

Our benefits:

• Company pension scheme: We support you so that you can already make provisions for later.
• Flexible working hours: With trust-based working hours, you are not only responsible for your working hours, but also for your work-life balance.
• Mobile Work: If things get a little busy in the office, you have the option to work remotely one flexible day per week to create the right balance.
• Stay active: With EGYM Wellpass, you get access to thousands of fitness and sports facilities - and of course, we subsidize the membership.
• Bike-Leasing: We support you in staying environmentally mobile and healthy.
• Corporate Benefits: Your opportunity for attractive offers and discounts from well-known suppliers and brands, e.g. Adidas, Apple, Expedia.
• Employee events: We not only want to grow together, but also celebrate our successes together.
• Lunch-Card: Be powerful with delicious energy, daily lunch budget is sponsored.
• Company Shuttle: Enjoy our convenient shuttle service that picks you up from Laim in Munich and brings you to our location, with return trips at the end of the workday.

About us:

Quantum Systems specialises in the development, design, and production of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS). The company’s range of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) sUAS are built to maximize range and versatility and to provide operators with a seamless user experience. By integrating cutting-edge software capabilities, like edge computing and real-time AI-powered data processing, Quantum Systems is building next-generation UAS for clients in defence, security, public sectors.