Sr. Flight Navigation Engineer

Reliable Robotics•Mountain View, CA

50d•$215,000 - $300,000•Onsite

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 Senior Flight Navigation Engineer at Reliable Robotics, you will be part of the Guidance, Navigation and Control Team. You will contribute to the navigation system design, implementation, and testing, and your work will enable the integration of uncrewed aircraft into the National Airspace System.

Requirements

MS in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or similar advanced degree
Technical expertise in one of the following areas: Kalman filtering; GNSS navigation; inertial navigation; or alternative navigation technologies
8+ years of professional experience developing and testing navigation algorithms
Professional experience with developing C/C++ flight software and Python data reduction & analysis
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

PhD in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or similar advanced degree
Technical expertise in one of the following areas: probability theory; fault detection and exclusion (FDE); sensor error/noise modeling; or GPS-denied navigation
Experience developing software for safety critical applications
Experience with navigation system certification

Responsibilities

Define navigation system requirements in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
Analyze, source, and select sensor solutions for use in the navigation system
Develop sensor models in simulation for evaluation of the navigation system
Implement state estimation algorithms in flight software
Establish test methods to ensure compliance with requirements, best practices, and regulatory standards
Evaluate the navigation system performance via simulation, hardware-in-loop, and flight test cases