Flight Navigation Engineer (Internship)

Reliable Robotics • Mountain View, CA

75d • $120,000

About The Position

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 Navigation intern at Reliable Robotics, you will work with a team of mission-driven engineers with experience across aviation, space, robotics and self-driving cars to support our autonomous flight systems. Reliable Robotics has year-round internship opportunities for students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or a similar field of study. Successful candidates will work alongside senior engineers to design, implement, and test navigation systems.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled as a junior or senior in an undergraduate program in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• A solid understanding of fundamentals -- engineering math, numerical methods, and state estimation
• Proficient in any of C/C++/Python
• Proactive and motivated to tackle hard problems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Currently enrolled in a graduate program in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or similar advanced degree
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: sensor fusion and Kalman filtering, GNSS navigation, inertial navigation

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and test navigation flight software
• Improve simulation sensor models for evaluation of the navigation system
• Build infrastructure for automated simulation and hardware-in-the-loop testing of navigation sensors and algorithms
• Integrate and verify navigation 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
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees