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Flight Guidance Engineer
| Company | Reliable Robotics |
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| Location | Mountain View, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $148000 – $220000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- BS in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or similar advanced degree
- 5+ years professional experience developing guidance or motion planning algorithms for real-time vehicle systems
- Professional C/C++ and Python software development experience
- Excellent ability to communicate system behavior to end users
Responsibilities
- Define guidance system requirements in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
- Design guidance system features to interface seamlessly with flight control systems and pilot displays
- Implement flight guidance algorithms in simulation and flight software
- Analyze and evaluate the automatic contingency response scenarios
- Reduce and analyze simulation, lab, and flight test data
- Evaluate guidance system performance and behavior via simulation, hardware-in-loop, and flight test cases
Preferred Qualifications
- MS or PhD in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or similar advanced degree
- Technical expertise in one of the following areas: motion planning, control systems, probability theory, optimization
- Experience developing software for safety critical applications
- Experience with Flight Management System certification
- Current pilot, instrument or commercial rating
