Flight Navigation Engineer

$162,500 - $248,500/Yr

Reliable Robotics Corporation - Mountain View, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Mountain View, CA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

As a Flight Navigation Engineer at Reliable Robotics, you will be part of a mission-driven team focused on developing safety-enhancing technology for aviation. Your role will involve designing, implementing, and testing navigation systems that enable the integration of uncrewed aircraft into the National Airspace System, contributing to a future where air transportation is safer and more efficient.

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 via simulation, hardware-in-loop, and flight test cases

Requirements

• MS in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or similar advanced degree
• Deep technical expertise in one of the following areas: Kalman filtering, probability theory, fault detection and exclusion (FDE), or alternative navigation technologies
• 4+ years of professional experience developing navigation algorithms
• 2+ years of professional experience with C/C++ and MATLAB or Python

Nice-to-haves

• PhD in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or similar advanced degree
• Technical expertise in one of the following areas: sensor fusion, localization, and tracking algorithms; GNSS navigation; inertial navigation; sensor error/noise modeling; GPS-denied navigation
• Experience developing software for safety critical applications
• Experience with navigation system certification

Benefits

• Stock options
• Employee medical
• 401k contribution
• Casual work environment