Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineer

We're 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 Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Engineer at Reliable Robotics, you will develop the design, implementation, and testing of aircraft control systems. Your work will enable the integration of uncrewed aircraft into the National Airspace System.

Responsibilities

• Define GNC system requirements and architecture in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
• Design guidance system features to interface seamlessly with flight control systems and pilot displays
• Implement GNC algorithms in simulation and flight software
• Reduce and analyze simulation, lab and flight test data
• Evaluate control system performance and behavior via simulation, hardware-in-loop and flight test cases
• Document and communicate system design, performance, behavior, and limitations to pilots, operations personnel, software developers and certifying authorities

Basic Success Criteria

• BS in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or similar advanced degree
• 3+ years professional experience developing control systems, flight dynamics simulators, navigation algorithms and/or flight control algorithms
• Professional C/C++ and Python software development experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Success Criteria

• 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 FAA certification processes
• Current pilot, instrument or commercial rating

We are developing and building high-integrity, safety-critical systems for automated flight, and your role is critical to what we do at Reliable Robotics. With the support of the whole team, you will contribute to novel control systems that drive our mission forward.

This position is based at our facility in Mountain View, California.

Must be willing to travel 10% of the time.

The estimated salary range for this position is $128,000 to $160,000 At Reliable Robotics, we strive to provide competitive and rewarding compensation based on experience and expertise, as well as market conditions, location, and pay equity.  

In addition to base compensation, Reliable Robotics offers stock options, employee medical, 401k contribution, great co-workers and a casual work environment.

This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the applicant’s 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 workforce.  As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, ancestry, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or medical conditions, national origin, military or veteran status, genetic 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 work@reliable.co