Senior Flight Navigation Engineer - Build Safer Flight

Reliable Robotics Corporation; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliable Robotics is seeking a Senior Flight Navigation Engineer to join the Guidance, Navigation and Control Team in California. You will define navigation system requirements, source sensors, and develop sensor models, implementing state estimation algorithms in flight software and validating performance across simulations, HiL, and flight tests.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in navigation algorithm development, strong C/C++ and Python skills, and proven communication abilities.

Qualifications

• MS in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or similar advanced degree
• Technical expertise in Kalman filtering; GNSS navigation; inertial navigation; or alternative navigation technologies
• 8+ years of professional experience developing and testing navigation algorithms
• Professional experience with 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 use in 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, best practices, and regulatory standards
• Evaluate the navigation system performance via simulation, hardware-in-loop, and flight test cases

Skills

Kalman filtering

GNSS navigation

inertial navigation

C/C++ flight software

Python data analysis

communication skills

Education

MS in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or similar

PhD in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or similar (preferred)

Tools

C/C++ flight software

Python data reduction & analysis

Job description

Reliable Robotics is seeking a Senior Flight Navigation Engineer to join the Guidance, Navigation and Control Team in California. You will define navigation system requirements, source sensors, and develop sensor models, implementing state estimation algorithms in flight software and validating performance across simulations, HiL, and flight tests.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in navigation algorithm development, strong C/C++ and Python skills, and proven communication abilities.