Flight Guidance Engineer

Reliable Robotics Corporation • Mountain View, CA

11d • $185,000 - $245,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Reliable Robotics is building safety-enhancing aviation technology to enable safer, more convenient air transportation. As a Flight Guidance Engineer on the Guidance, Navigation, and Control team, you will contribute to the design, implementation, and testing of the guidance system, helping integrate uncrewed aircraft into the National Airspace System. The role is based at the company’s facility in Mountain View, California, and requires travel 10% of the time. The position involves access to information subject to U.S. export controls; employment is contingent on the applicant’s ability to comply with applicable U.S. export control laws.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or a similar field; an advanced degree in a similar field also satisfies this criterion.
• At least 5 years of 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.
• Must be able to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws; applicants must provide documentation establishing U.S.-person or non-U.S.-person status and, for non-U.S. persons, nationalities.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s or PhD in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or a similar field.
• Technical expertise in motion planning, control systems, probability theory, or optimization.
• Experience developing software for safety-critical applications.
• Experience with Flight Management System certification.
• Current pilot, instrument, or commercial rating.

Responsibilities

• Define guidance system capabilities and requirements in collaboration with operations and pilot teams.
• Design guidance system features for integration with flight control systems and pilot displays.
• Implement flight guidance algorithms in simulation and flight software.
• Reduce and analyze simulation, laboratory, and flight-test data.
• Evaluate guidance system performance and behavior using simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and flight-test cases.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level