Staff Engineer, GNC

3 weeks ago


Dallas, United States Apera Full time

Introduction:

Our client is one of the most exciting companies out there - a venture-backed defense technology company who have significant funding in place. Their mission is to protect through the deployment of intelligent systems. They offer a range of advanced AI pilot products as well as UAS. Whilst offering cutting-edge products, they also have numerous products in service supporting operations with the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. allies.


The GNC engineering team focuses on researching and developing state-of-the-art algorithms that drive high-performance flight for the VBAT, a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. As a GNC Engineer on this team, you’ll work on an agile team grounded in first principles to push the boundaries of the state-of-the-art.


What You'll Do:

  • Design, develop, and optimize flight control systems for a family of advanced unmanned VTOL vehicles
  • Execute simulations and real-world tests of VTOL vehicles
  • Develop GPS denied / contested environment algorithms
  • Support road-mapping and planning for next-generation flight control systems
  • Root-cause, triage, and resolve flight control system defects
  • Improve test infrastructure, including improvements to unit test coverage, simulation fidelity, analysis tools


Required Qualifications:

  • BS in Aerospace, Aeronautical, Mechanical, Electrical, or Software Engineering with a focus on Control Systems
  • Minimum of 7 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree; or 4 years with a PhD; or equivalent work experience in the area of vehicle dynamics modeling, flight controls, or simulation.
  • Experience with C++ in a production environment
  • Experience with Matlab and Simulink
  • Expert knowledge of aircraft dynamics and control, stability, and handling qualities
  • Experience tuning and optimizing control systems in simulation and real-world
  • Passion for solving complex problems in a fast-moving environment
  • Demonstrated record of working hard, strong communication skills, being a trustworthy teammate, and being kind to others
  • Ability to obtain a SECRET clearance


Preferred Qualifications:

  • MS or PhD in Aerospace, Aeronautical, Mechanical, Electrical, or Software Engineering with a focus on Control Systems
  • Experience with Modern Control Theory, e.g. LQR/LQG, Adaptive Control, Robust Control, Model Predictive Control (MPC), etc.
  • Proficient with extracting linear aircraft state space models from nonlinear equations of motion
  • Proficient with design or selection of servos, inertial navigation systems, air data units, vision-based navigation systems
  • Familiarity with Kalman Filters
  • Familiarity with system identification techniques
  • Familiarity with git, continuous integration & delivery, etc.
  • Familiarity with unmanned vehicle command and control languages, e.g. MAVLINK, STANAG 4586, etc.


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