Flight Guidance Intern (Summer 2027)

Reliable Robotics Corporation • Mountain View, CA

2d • $128,000 - $128,000

About The Position

As a Flight Guidance Engineering Intern at Reliable Robotics, you will support autonomous flight systems alongside engineers with experience in aviation, space, robotics, and self-driving cars. You will contribute to the design, implementation, and testing of the guidance system, helping integrate uncrewed aircraft into the National Airspace System.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled as a junior or senior in an undergraduate program in aerospace engineering, robotics engineering, software engineering, or a similar field of study.
• Solid understanding of engineering mathematics, kinematics, and dynamics fundamentals.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python.
• Proactive and motivated to tackle hard problems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws.

Nice To Haves

• Currently enrolled in a graduate program in aerospace engineering, robotics engineering, software engineering, or a similar advanced degree.
• Experience in one or more of motion planning, optimization, control theory, or probability theory.
• Experience developing software for safety-critical applications.

Responsibilities

• Design guidance system features that interface with flight control systems and pilot displays.
• Implement flight guidance algorithms in flight software and validate them in simulation.
• Build infrastructure for automated simulation and hardware-in-the-loop testing of guidance algorithms.
• Integrate and verify guidance system features in software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop test environments.
• Develop flight test plans and conduct post-test data review.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern