UAV Autonomy & Swarm Engineer

Emergent Swarm Solutions; Delft; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 vacation days

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Emergent Swarm Solutions in Delft seeks a UAV Robotics Engineer focused on autonomy and swarming algorithms for fixed-wing UAVs. You will join a ten-person team with significant autonomy to lead initiatives and shape project directions.

Responsibilities include developing autonomous control, sensor fusion, and collaborative autonomy for ISR and manned-unmanned teaming; building software from prototype to productized Core OS; creating simulation environments and real-world testing.

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or similar.
• 2+ years of experience in a relevant field.
• Strong background in (aerospace) vehicle dynamics and control, sensor fusion and pose estimation.
• Proficiency in Linux/WSL, C++, Python and experience with ROS2 for robotics development.
• Excellent problem-solving and a proactive approach to addressing challenges.
• Excellent verbal communications in English and/or Dutch.
• EU and/or NATO citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Developing autonomous platform algorithms, focusing on UAV control, avoidance, GNSS-denied and path planning.
• Developing collaborative autonomy algorithms for ISR and manned-unmanned teaming applications.
• Developing software from prototype to a productized module in our Core OS.
• Develop advanced simulation environments for various UAV types.
• Testing, V&V and deployment of your algorithms on real-world UAV swarms.

Skills

Aerospace vehicle dynamics

Control systems

Sensor fusion

Pose estimation

C++ programming

Python programming

ROS2

Problem solving

English & Dutch communication

Education

BSc or MSc in Aerospace Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Linux/WSL

Docker

Git

ROS2

Linux tools

Job description

Emergent Swarm Solutions in Delft seeks a UAV Robotics Engineer focused on autonomy and swarming algorithms for fixed-wing UAVs. You will join a ten-person team with significant autonomy to lead initiatives and shape project directions.

Responsibilities include developing autonomous control, sensor fusion, and collaborative autonomy for ISR and manned-unmanned teaming; building software from prototype to productized Core OS; creating simulation environments and real-world testing.