Flight Navigation Intern (Summer 2027)

Reliable Robotics Corporation • Mountain View, CA

2d • $128,000 - $128,000

About The Position

Reliable Robotics is developing safety-enhancing technology for aviation, with the goal of enabling safer, more convenient air transportation. The company is seeking a Flight Navigation Intern to support its autonomous flight systems. Interns work alongside senior engineers to design, implement, and test navigation systems. The company offers year-round internship opportunities for students pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or a similar field of study.

The position involves developing navigation flight software, improving simulation sensor models, building automated simulation and hardware-in-the-loop testing infrastructure, integrating and verifying system features, and supporting flight tests. Employment is contingent on the applicant’s capacity 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, where applicable, nationalities. Reliable Robotics is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides reasonable accommodations during the selection process upon request.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled as a junior or senior in an undergraduate program in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Solid understanding of engineering mathematics, numerical methods, and state estimation.
• Proficient in C/C++ or Python.
• Proactive and motivated to tackle hard problems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• 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, where applicable, nationalities.

Nice To Haves

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

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed