Navigation Engineer — GPS/IMU & Kalman Estimation

VectorNav Technologies LLC; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company lunch Fridays

Fully stocked break room with games

Job summary

VectorNav Technologies LLC develops GPS and inertial navigation solutions used in UAVs, walking robots, and autonomous vehicles. This role involves working directly with customers throughout design, development and deployment to ensure our products meet their navigation needs via email, phone and on-site visits.

You will collaborate with product teams to incorporate feedback, create tools and reference designs, and participate in trade shows with the sales team to evaluate VectorNav systems in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering (Master's preferred)
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills
• Background in or experience working with inertial navigation systems, GPS/GNSS technology, modern estimation (particularly Kalman filters), and/or modern controls
• Experience working with or troubleshooting hardware and electronics (especially robotics, UAVs, gimbal systems and/or other end applications common to VectorNav customers)
• Familiarity with Matlab, C/C++, Python or other software languages

Responsibilities

• Work directly with customers throughout their design, development, and deployment process via email, phone & on-site visits to ensure VectorNav's products solve their navigation needs
• Create and improve tools to better enable customers (eg. software, reference designs, application notes)
• Attend trade shows and customer visits with sales team to interface with potential customers and determine the fitness of VectorNav's systems in their application
• Collaborate with product development teams to incorporate customer feedback to improve VectorNav hardware and software products
• Interface with sales and production teams to ensure a quality customer experience throughout the product life-cycle

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Matlab

C/C++

Python

Job description

VectorNav Technologies LLC develops GPS and inertial navigation solutions used in UAVs, walking robots, and autonomous vehicles. This role involves working directly with customers throughout design, development and deployment to ensure our products meet their navigation needs via email, phone and on-site visits.

You will collaborate with product teams to incorporate feedback, create tools and reference designs, and participate in trade shows with the sales team to evaluate VectorNav systems in