Flight Guidance Engineer (Internship)
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Job Location:
Mountain View, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
15-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Were 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 Flight Guidance Engineering Intern at Reliable Robotics you will work alongside a team of mission-driven engineers with experience across aviation space robotics and self-driving cars to support our autonomous flight systems. You will contribute to the design implementation and testing of the guidance system and your work will enable the integration of uncrewed aircraft into the National Airspace System.
Responsibilities
- Design guidance system features that interface seamlessly with flight control systems and pilot displays
- Implement flight guidance algorithms in flight software and validate in simulation
- Build infrastructure for automated simulation and hardware-in-the-loop testing of guidance algorithms
- Integrate and verify guidance system features in software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop test environments
- Develop flight test plans and conduct post-test data review
Basic Success Criteria
- Currently enrolled as a junior or senior in an undergraduate program in aerospace engineering robotics engineering software engineering or similar field of study
- A solid understanding of fundamentals -- engineering math kinematics and dynamics
- Proficient in C and Python
- Proactive and motivated to tackle hard problems
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Success Criteria
- Currently enrolled in a graduate program in aerospace engineering robotics engineering software engineering or similar advanced degree
- Experience in one or more of the following areas: motion planning optimization control theory probability theory
- Experience developing software for safety critical applications
Learn more about the internship experience at Reliable Robotics from former interns: link
The location of the position is in Mountain View CA. No travel is required. The estimated annualized salary for this position is $120000.
This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the applicants capacity to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws.
All applicants are asked to provide documentation that legally establishes status as a U.S. person or non-U.S. person (and nationalities in the case of a non-U.S. person). Where the applicant is not a U.S. person meaning not a (i) U.S. citizen or national (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158 or not otherwise permitted to access the export-controlled technology without U.S. government authorization the Company reserves the right not to apply for an export license for such applicants whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code requires authorization and may decline to proceed with the application process and any offer of employment on that basis.
At Reliable Robotics our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive an Equal Opportunity Employer we do not discriminate on the basis of race religion colorcreedancestry sexgender (including pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding or related medical conditions) gender identitygender expression sexual orientation age non-disqualifying physical or mental disabilityor medical conditions national originmilitary orveteran statusgenetic information marital status or any other basis covered by applicable law. All employment and promotion is decided on the basis of qualifications merit and business need.
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application interviewing completing any pre-employment testing or otherwise participating in the employee selection process please direct your inquiries to emailprotected
Required Experience:
Intern
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About Company
Advanced automation will make aircraft safer, more available, more affordable and fundamentally transformative to the way goods and people move around the planet.
