Autonomy Engineer - Drone Interceptors (SF On-Site)

IMPACT Drones; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Impact Drones is hiring an autonomy engineer in San Francisco, CA, to enable autonomous intercepts using HUNTER, WEAVER and SABLE platforms. You will own autonomous flight, onboard target detection, and rigorous flight-test validation against real-world scenarios.

The role requires hands-on C++ embedded/RT expertise, strong GNC fundamentals, and experience debugging from flight logs. On-site work with potential ITAR/EAR considerations and equal opportunity employment.

Qualifications

• Guidance, navigation or control code you wrote that flew on a real vehicle.
• Strong C++ on embedded/real-time systems.
• Solid GNC and state estimation fundamentals.
• You debug from flight logs, not only from simulation.

Responsibilities

• Autonomous flight on HUNTER, WEAVER and SABLE: navigation, guidance and control.
• Onboard target detection and tracking with EO and thermal cameras.
• Simulation and flight tests that prove each change before it flies.

Skills

C++ embedded RTOS

GNC fundamentals

State estimation

Flight log debugging

Guidance/Navigation/Control

Job description

Impact Drones is hiring an autonomy engineer in San Francisco, CA, to enable autonomous intercepts using HUNTER, WEAVER and SABLE platforms. You will own autonomous flight, onboard target detection, and rigorous flight-test validation against real-world scenarios.

The role requires hands-on C++ embedded/RT expertise, strong GNC fundamentals, and experience debugging from flight logs. On-site work with potential ITAR/EAR considerations and equal opportunity employment.