Flight Software Manager
The Reliable Companies
Python
Senior Flight Guidance Engineer
The Reliable Companies
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Mountain View • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $207,000 - $235,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
Python
About the role
- Define guidance system capabilities and requirements in collaboration with operations and pilot teams
- Design guidance system features to integrate with flight control systems and pilot displays
- Implement flight guidance algorithms in simulation and flight software
- Reduce and analyze simulation, lab, and flight test data
- Evaluate guidance system performance and behavior via simulation, hardware-in-loop, and flight test cases
- Contribute to design, implementation, and testing of guidance system enabling integration of uncrewed aircraft into the National Airspace System
- Collaborate with Guidance, Navigation, and Control team and communicate system behavior to end users
Requirements
- MS in aerospace engineering, robotics, or equivalent field
- 8+ 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
- Must be willing to travel 10% of the time
- This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls; ability to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws and provide documentation establishing status as a U.S. person or non-U.S. person
Benefits
- stock options
- employee medical
- 401k contribution
- great co-workers and a casual work environment
- competitive and rewarding compensation based on experience and expertise, as well as market conditions, location, and pay equity
ATS Keywords
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Hard skills
guidance system capabilitiesflight guidance algorithmsC/C++ programmingPython programmingsimulation softwarehardware-in-loop testingdata analysisreal-time vehicle systemsmotion planning algorithmsflight control systems
Soft skills
communicationcollaborationproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingteamworkadaptabilityattention to detailorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillsleadership
Certifications
MS in aerospace engineeringMS in robotics
