Sr. Flight Guidance Engineer

We're building safety-enhancing technology for aviation that will save lives. Automated aviation systems will enable a future where air transportation is safer more convenient and fundamentally transformative to the way goods — and eventually people — move around the planet. We are a team of mission-driven engineers with experience across aerospace robotics and self-driving cars working to make this future a reality.

As a Sr. Flight Guidance Engineer at Reliable Robotics you will be a part of the Guidance Navigation and Control team. You will contribute to the design implementation and testing of the guidance system and your work will enable the integration of uncrewed aircraft into the National Airspace System.

Responsibilities

• Define guidance system capabilities and requirements in collaboration with operations and pilot teams

• Design guidance system features to integrate with flight control systems and pilot displays

• Implement flight guidance algorithms in simulation and flight software

• Reduce and analyze simulation lab and flight test data

• Evaluate guidance system performance and behavior via simulation hardware-in-loop and flight test cases

Basic Success Criteria

• MS in aerospace engineering robotics or equivalent field

• 8+ years professional experience developing guidance or motion planning algorithms for real-time vehicle systems

• Professional C/C++ and Python software development experience

• Excellent ability to communicate system behavior to end users

Preferred Criteria

• PhD in aerospace engineering electrical engineering computer science or similar advanced degree

• Technical expertise in one of the following areas: motion planning control systems probability theory optimization

• Experience developing software for safety critical applications

• Experience with Flight Management System certification

• Current pilot instrument or commercial rating

We are developing and building high-integrity safety-critical systems for automated flight and your role is critical to what we do at Reliable Robotics. With the support of the whole team you will contribute to a novel guidance system that drives our mission forward.

Must be willing to travel 10% of the time.

The estimated salary range for this position is $200000 to $280000/annual salary + cash and stock option awards + benefits.  At Reliable Robotics we strive to provide competitive and rewarding compensation based on experience and expertise as well as market conditions location and pay equity.

In addition to base compensation Reliable Robotics offers stock options employee medical 401k contribution great co-workers and a casual work environment.

This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws.

All applicants are asked to provide documentation that legally establishes status as a U.S. person or non-U.S. person (and nationalities in the case of a non-U.S. person). Where the applicant is not a U.S. person meaning not a (i) U.S. citizen or national (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157 or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158 or not otherwise permitted to access the export-controlled technology without U.S. government authorization the Company reserves the right not to apply for an export license for such applicants whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code requires authorization and may decline to proceed with the application process and any offer of employment on that basis.

At Reliable Robotics our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive workforce.  As an Equal Opportunity Employer we do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color creed ancestry sex gender (including pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding or related medical conditions) gender identity gender expression sexual orientation age non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or medical conditions national origin military or veteran status genetic information marital status or any other basis covered by applicable law. All employment and promotion is decided on the basis of qualifications merit and business need.

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