Senior Staff GNC Engineer - Guidance Navigation and Control
Senior Staff GNC Engineer - Guidance Navigation and Control
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Job Description
At Near Earth Autonomy we are building the future of flight!
Near Earth Autonomy develops autonomous flight systems. Through our partnerships with the worlds largest aerospace companies our systems enable aerial logistics and inspection applications. Our dedicated and enthusiastic team has developed safe flight technology that works on vehicles from small drones to fullscale helicopters.
We believe in a future where autonomous flight is commonplace and safe made possible by the talent and innovation of our team.
We offer full benefits including health dental and vision insurance paid time off 401(k) and flexibility in worklife balance.
Robotics engineers at Near Earth develop refine and deploy perception motion planning navigation guidance control system localization and/or calibration algorithms and integrate these onto aircraft ranging from small drones to full size helicopters for aerial mobility applications. Senior Staff engineers provide technical leadership to guide projects through the complete lifecycle from conception through production whether through leading teams or through subject matter expertise.
We are looking for candidates who are highly motivated independent thinkers passionate about stateoftheart technology; also selfstarting empathetic team players and strong communicators. The ideal candidate for this position can multitask effectively is comfortable working on a quick development tempo and most importantly enjoys bringing new autonomy technology to life.
Qualifications and Skills
- Bachelors degree in Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent
- 8 years industry experience in robotics or autonomous flight domains
- Expertise or specialization in guidance navigation control systems or motion planning
- Working knowledge of drones or aircraft systems suitable for easily integrating new software and diagnosing problems
- Strong C design and programming skills
- Familiarity with software engineering practices and software development life cycle
- Due to the nature of Near Earths funding this position requires US citizenship or Permanent Resident status.
- Masters or PhD in applicable degree area
- Experience with ROS or ROS2
- Experience with field testing of vehicle systems
- Experience with uncrewed aircraft or aviation more broadly
- Experience designing modular testable and extensible C APIs
- Experience with Matlab Simulink or similar system modeling software
- Experience leading teams and/or mentoring engineers
- Proven ability to lead technical development on a project within schedule and budget constraints
- Familiarity with development in a Linux environment
- Total compensation package compatible with qualification
- 401(k) plan
- Health dental and vision benefits
- Life insurance; longterm and shortterm disability benefits
Due to the nature of Near Earths funding this position requires US citizenship or Permanent Resident status. Due to the nature of our federal contracts this position is subject to successful completion of a background check.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
