Senior Flight Navigation Engineer for Autonomous Aircraft

Reliable Robotics; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 215,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Reliable Robotics is seeking a Senior Flight Navigation Engineer to join the Guidance, Navigation and Control Team. You will contribute to navigation system design, implementation, and testing to enable safe integration of uncrewed aircraft into the National Airspace System.

The role emphasizes Kalman filtering, GNSS and inertial navigation expertise, plus developing and testing navigation algorithms in C/C++ and Python data analysis.

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

MS in electrical engineering

MS in computer science

PhD in aerospace engineering

Job description

Reliable Robotics is seeking a Senior Flight Navigation Engineer to join the Guidance, Navigation and Control Team. You will contribute to navigation system design, implementation, and testing to enable safe integration of uncrewed aircraft into the National Airspace System.

The role emphasizes Kalman filtering, GNSS and inertial navigation expertise, plus developing and testing navigation algorithms in C/C++ and Python data analysis.