The Senior Robotics Engineer will develop, refine, and deploy planning and controls algorithms for autonomous aircraft applications, and integrate these onto platforms that range from small quadcopters to full-scale helicopters. Senior engineers provide technical leadership to guide projects through the complete lifecycle from conception through production, whether through leading teams or through subject matter expertise.

We are looking for candidates who are independent, self-starting thinkers, passionate about state-of-the-art technology, and are also empathetic team players and strong communicators. The ideal candidate for this position can multitask effectively, is comfortable working on a quick development tempo, and, most importantly, enjoys bringing new autonomy technology to life.

Qualifications and Skills
-Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years’ experience in aerospace, robotics, or autonomous flight domains
-Expertise in motion planning and controls for vehicle guidance or preferably aerospace applications preferred
-Experience with motion planning algorithms that include discrete search, randomized search, and optimization methods
-Experience with simulation and modeling of vehicle dynamics
-Experience with system identification and controller tuning
-Good software design and programming skills with experience in C++, Linux, benchmarking, optimization, multi-threaded development, SDLC and other best practices

Preferred Additional Skills
-Experience with ROS or ROS2
-Experience with field testing of aerial robotic systems
-Experience with multivariate optimization and nonlinear controls
-Experience with Guidance and Control toolboxes including automatic code generation
-Experience leading teams and/or mentoring new engineers
  
This is a primarily on-site role in Pittsburgh PA. Due to the nature of funding, this position requires US citizenship or Permanent Resident status and successful completion of a background check.

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