UAV State Estimation Engineer – Vision & Localization

Destinus; Hengelo; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cutting-edge robotics

Real-world robotics

Flexible work

Job summary

Destinus is seeking a State Estimation Software Engineer to design, implement, and test algorithms for accurate UAV navigation and localization in challenging environments. You will fuse data from IMUs, GPS, cameras, and other sources to provide precise position, velocity, and orientation estimates.

Work with hardware to ensure reliability in real-world conditions and build comprehensive testing frameworks spanning existing datasets and edge cases.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience implementing state estimation systems.
• Deep understanding of estimation techniques.
• Strong programming skills in C++.
• Experience deploying algorithms on embedded or real-time systems.
• Track record of testing and validating complex software systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and improve state estimation algorithms fusing sensor data from IMUs, GPS, cameras, and other sources to provide position, velocity, and orientation estimates.
• Work with hardware to ensure algorithms perform reliably in operational conditions.
• Build testing frameworks to validate estimation across datasets and edge case scenarios.

Skills

C++ programming

Estimation techniques

Education

MS/PhD in Robotics/Control/Aerospace/CS

Job description

Destinus is seeking a State Estimation Software Engineer to design, implement, and test algorithms for accurate UAV navigation and localization in challenging environments. You will fuse data from IMUs, GPS, cameras, and other sources to provide precise position, velocity, and orientation estimates.

Work with hardware to ensure reliability in real-world conditions and build comprehensive testing frameworks spanning existing datasets and edge cases.