Flight Navigation Intern (Summer 2027)
About The Position
Reliable Robotics is developing safety-enhancing autonomous aviation technology. The Flight Navigation Intern will work alongside senior engineers to design, implement, and test navigation systems supporting autonomous flight. The role includes navigation flight software development, simulation sensor modeling, automated simulation and hardware-in-the-loop testing infrastructure, integration and verification, and flight-test planning and data review. The company offers year-round internship opportunities for students pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or a similar field. This Summer 2027 internship requires access to information subject to U.S. export controls; employment is contingent on the applicant’s ability to comply with applicable export control laws and requirements.
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 engineering mathematics, numerical methods, and state estimation fundamentals.
- Proficiency in C/C++ or Python.
- Proactive and motivated to tackle hard problems.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. export control laws; documentation establishing U.S.-person or non-U.S.-person status and, where relevant, nationalities is requested.
Nice To Haves
- Currently enrolled in a graduate program in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or a similar advanced-degree program.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
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