Flight Navigation Engineer

Responsibilities

• Define navigation system requirements in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
• Analyze, source, and select sensor solutions for use in the navigation system
• Develop sensor models in simulation for evaluation of the navigation system
• Implement state estimation algorithms in flight software
• Establish test methods to ensure compliance with requirements, best practices, and regulatory standards
• Evaluate the navigation system via simulation, hardware-in-loop, and flight test cases

Requirements

• BS in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or similar advanced degree
• Technical expertise in Kalman filtering, GNSS navigation, inertial navigation, or alternative navigation technologies
• 3+ years of professional experience developing and testing navigation algorithms
• Professional experience with C/C++ flight software development
• Professional experience with Python data reduction and analysis
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• MS in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or similar advanced degree
• Technical expertise in probability theory, fault detection and exclusion (FDE), sensor error/noise modeling, or GPS-denied navigation
• Experience developing software for safety critical applications
• Experience with navigation system certification

About the Company

Reliable Robotics is building safety-enhancing technology for aviation to enable a future where air transportation is safer and more transformative through automated aviation systems.