Flight Navigation Engineer — Safer Automated Flight Systems

Reliable Robotics; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliable Robotics is hiring a Flight Navigation Engineer in Mountain View, CA, focused on navigation system design, implementation, and testing to enable safe integration of uncrewed aircraft into the National Airspace System.

You will work on Kalman filtering, GNSS/INS navigation, and sensor modeling, with 3+ years of experience with C/C++ flight software and Python data analysis. Must travel about 10% and operate under export-control compliance.

Qualifications

• BS in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or similar advanced degree.
• Technical expertise in Kalman filtering, GNSS navigation, inertial navigation, or alternative navigation technologies.
• 3+ years of professional experience developing and testing navigation algorithms.
• Experience developing C/C++ flight software and Python data reduction & analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define navigation system requirements in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Analyze, source, and select sensor solutions for the navigation system.
• Develop sensor models in simulation for evaluation of the navigation system.
• Implement state estimation algorithms in flight software.
• Establish test methods to ensure compliance with requirements and regulatory standards.
• Evaluate the navigation system via simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and flight tests.

Skills

Kalman filtering

GNSS navigation

Inertial navigation

Sensor error modelling

Education

BS in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or CS

MS in aerospace/electrical/CS (preferred)

Tools

C/C++ flight software

Python data reduction & analysis

Job description

Reliable Robotics is hiring a Flight Navigation Engineer in Mountain View, CA, focused on navigation system design, implementation, and testing to enable safe integration of uncrewed aircraft into the National Airspace System.

You will work on Kalman filtering, GNSS/INS navigation, and sensor modeling, with 3+ years of experience with C/C++ flight software and Python data analysis. Must travel about 10% and operate under export-control compliance.