Sr. Drone Controls Engineer

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense factory automation air and water quality environmental monitoring electronics design and development oceanographic research deepwater oil and gas exploration and production medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

About Teledyne FLIR Defense

Join Teledyne FLIR Defense where were dedicated to safeguarding lives with cutting-edge sensing and threat detection technologies. Our arsenal includes advanced surveillance sensors handheld devices unmanned vehicles lasers and more solutions that increase operational effectiveness for warfighters first responders and search-and-rescue teams. Were looking for passionate innovators eager to shape the future of the Defense industry. If youre mission-driven to globally collaborate on life-saving solutions we invite you to explore our current opportunities.

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Job Summary:

We are a dynamic and innovative company specializing in military Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) systems committed to developing cutting-edge technology for diverse applications. We are seeking an Sr. Drone Controls Engineerto develop and implement precision aircraft flight control and payload pointing algorithms for small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS). The position involves working on projects for the Department of Defense.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develop new and improve existing flight control and payload pointing algorithms

• Analyze performance of existing algorithms using data plotting and analysis tools

• Participate in root cause investigations associate with experimental and fielded drone systems

• Interface with and utilize data from a variety of sensor cameras laser range finders IMU GPS magnetometer etc

• Work on projects in C C Matlab and Python in a Linux-based environment

• Work on non-control related embedded software tasks (C C)

• Investigate weak points and corner cases of existing algorithms using data analysis and simulation to improve and make robust drone flight control and precision guidance in all environments

• Work with Pixhawk based drone flight control systems

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelors or advanced degree in Computer Science Electrical/Computer Engineeringorrelated fieldstrongly preferred

• 8 years experience working with complex robotic systems or equivalent industries

• 3 years experience developing algorithms for robotics or drones (Eg. Kalman filtering)

• Strong software development expertise: C C embedded Linux or similar systems

• Experience with feedback and control systems including gain tuning

• Experience with PX4 drone autopilot highly desired

• Experience interfacing with externals devices and sensorsdesired

• Able and willing to travel to test sites as needed using company vehicle (clean driving record is required)

Applicants must be either a U.S. citizen U.S. national legal permanent resident asylee refugee or must be eligible to apply for and obtain the appropriate export control license from the U.S. Departments of State or Commerce.

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Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws regulations rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status age or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal state or local laws.