GN&C Software Intern – Drone Autonomy

wing; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Wing is seeking a GNC Software Engineering Intern to join our Guidance, Navigation, and Control team in Palo Alto, CA. You will work on algorithms for motion planning, state estimation, and flight control for autonomous aerial robots, with hands-on coding in C++ or Python on real systems.

This 12-week paid internship is hybrid, with start dates in May or June. You should be enrolled in a degree program and plan to return after the internship.

Qualifications

• Pursuing Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Robotics, Aerospace Engineering, CS, or related field.
• Hands-on engineering from student projects, labs, internships, or other work experience.
• Coursework in linear algebra, optimization, machine learning, or statistics.
• Theoretical foundations in data structures and algorithms.
• Proficiency in C++ or Python.

Responsibilities

• Prototype new robot behaviors to solve important business problems.
• Develop and implement motion planning, state estimation, or control algorithms for Wing aircraft.
• Deploy and validate software in both simulated and real environments.
• Analyze flight data to determine the effectiveness of different approaches at scale.
• Work closely with other engineers in perception and computer vision, machine learning, simulation, aerodynamics and propulsion, and embedded software.

Skills

C++

Python

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Robotics, Aerospace Engineering, CS, or related field

Job description

Wing is seeking a GNC Software Engineering Intern to join our Guidance, Navigation, and Control team in Palo Alto, CA. You will work on algorithms for motion planning, state estimation, and flight control for autonomous aerial robots, with hands-on coding in C++ or Python on real systems.

This 12-week paid internship is hybrid, with start dates in May or June. You should be enrolled in a degree program and plan to return after the internship.