Senior Navigation & Flight Planning Engineer (Hybrid)

Rainfall Ventures; Oslo fylke; Hybrid; NOK 1,027,000 - 1,124,000; Full time

Job summary

Ribbit in the Greater Toronto Area is seeking a Senior Navigation Engineer to lead the navigation stack, including flight planning, trajectory generation, and guidance targets for the flight controller. You will stay hands-on with production C++, review changes, and prototype new capabilities.

You will collaborate with state estimation, controls, interfaces, and flight-test teams, mentoring engineers and turning flight data and pilot feedback into navigation improvements, supporting

Qualifications

• University degree in a related engineering field.
• Experience developing navigation or guidance software that has flown.
• Proficient modern C++ (C++17/20) on Linux.
• Knowledge of aviation navigation procedures and geodesy.

Responsibilities

• Lead navigation stack development: planning, trajectory generation, flight controller targets.
• Collaborate with navigation engineers to ensure design-review quality.
• Write production C++ and prototype new capabilities.
• Represent navigation in design reviews with related teams and mentor peers.
• Support flight trials and analyze flight data to improve navigation.
• Contribute to safety case and certification evidence.

Skills

Modern C++

Linux

Flight navigation

Mentoring

Education

Engineering degree (aerospace/ME/EE/CS/robotics)

Tools

Eigen

GeographicLib

Job description

Ribbit in the Greater Toronto Area is seeking a Senior Navigation Engineer to lead the navigation stack, including flight planning, trajectory generation, and guidance targets for the flight controller. You will stay hands-on with production C++, review changes, and prototype new capabilities.

You will collaborate with state estimation, controls, interfaces, and flight-test teams, mentoring engineers and turning flight data and pilot feedback into navigation improvements, supporting