Flight Guidance Engineer - Real-Time Autonomy (Remote)

Reliable Robotics; San Diego (CA); Remote; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliable Robotics is hiring a Flight Guidance Engineer to join the Guidance, Navigation, and Control team. You will design, implement, and test guidance algorithms to enable uncrewed aircraft integration into the National Airspace System.

The role involves collaboration with operations and pilots, developing features for flight controls and displays, and analyzing data from simulations and flight tests. Travel up to 10% is expected.

Qualifications

• BS in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or similar advanced degree.
• 5+ years professional experience developing guidance or motion planning algorithms for real-time vehicle systems.
• Professional C/C++ and Python software development experience.
• Excellent ability to communicate system behavior to end users.

Responsibilities

• Define guidance system capabilities and requirements in collaboration with operations and pilot teams.
• Design guidance system features to integrate with flight control systems and pilot displays.
• Implement flight guidance algorithms in simulation and flight software.
• Reduce and analyze simulation, lab, and flight test data.
• Evaluate guidance system performance and behavior via simulation, hardware-in-loop, and flight test cases.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Communication

Real-time systems

Education

B.S. in Aerospace, Electrical, or Computer Science

MS or PhD in related field (preferred)

Job description

Reliable Robotics is hiring a Flight Guidance Engineer to join the Guidance, Navigation, and Control team. You will design, implement, and test guidance algorithms to enable uncrewed aircraft integration into the National Airspace System.

The role involves collaboration with operations and pilots, developing features for flight controls and displays, and analyzing data from simulations and flight tests. Travel up to 10% is expected.