We're seeking a hands-on Systems Engineer specializing in Navigation and Homing to join our team. In this multidisciplinary role, you'll lead the development and integration of GNSS-denied navigation and precise homing capabilities across our aerial systems. You will operate at the intersection of perception, control, and system architecture, ensuring reliable performance from mission-level navigation down to precise target acquisition and landing.
Your strong engineering judgment, system-level thinking, and ability to bridge theory, algorithms, and real-world performance will be key to delivering robust autonomous capabilities.
ResponsibilitiesDefine and manage system-level requirements, interfaces, and architecture for Navigation and Homing capabilities (including GNSS-denied operation).
Lead the system design of navigation and homing solutions, including sensor fusion (IMU, vision, GNSS, etc.), state estimation, and target acquisition.
Collaborate with R&D, software, perception, control, and hardware teams to integrate navigation and homing into the overall drone system.
Drive the transition between mission-level navigation and terminal homing (e.g., approach, docking, landing).
Lead and support design reviews, perform root-cause analysis, and debug complex navigation/homing issues using a data-driven approach.
Define and drive system integration, validation, and testing:
- Simulation (GNSS-denied scenarios)
- Lab validation
- Flight testing (including edge cases)
Be involved in documentation, release processes, and system-level decision making.
Support multiple projects as a domain expert, ensuring reuse of navigation and homing building blocks across systems.
Management and coordination with subcontractors (e.g., sensors, navigation modules, perception systems).
Requirements- B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Robotics, or Systems Engineering.
- 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, robotics, or multidisciplinary product development.
- Strong understanding of navigation, state estimation, and sensor fusion (e.g., Kalman filters, VIO, SLAM).
- Experience with homing / target tracking / precision landing systems (vision-based, beacon-based, or similar).
- Solid understanding of system design and integration processes.
- Hands-on experience with lab work, debugging, and system bring-up (sensors, embedded systems, flight systems).
- A collaborative team player with a systematic, problem-solving mindset.
- Fluent in English (spoken and written) with excellent communication skills.
Advantage:
- Experience with drones, robotics, or autonomous systems.
- Background in computer vision / perception systems.
- Experience with GNSS-denied navigation environments.
- Familiarity with Ardupilot or similar flight stacks.
- Experience in a fast-paced, iterative development environment.
- Field testing experience, especially in real-world and degraded conditions.
- Experience with safety-critical or autonomous systems.
Skills Required
- B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Robotics, or Systems Engineering
- 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, robotics, or multidisciplinary product development
- Strong understanding of navigation, state estimation, and sensor fusion (e.g., Kalman filters, VIO, SLAM)
- Experience with homing, target tracking, or precision landing systems (vision-based, beacon-based, or similar)
- Solid understanding of system design and integration processes
- Hands-on experience with lab work, debugging, and system bring-up (sensors, embedded systems, flight systems)
- Fluent in English with excellent spoken and written communication skills
- Experience with drones, robotics, or autonomous systems
- Background in computer vision / perception systems
- Experience with GNSS-denied navigation environments
- Familiarity with Ardupilot or similar flight stacks
- Field testing experience, especially in real-world and degraded conditions
- Experience with safety-critical or autonomous systems
What We Do
Airobotics Ltd. is an Israeli manufacturer and operator of Unmanned Aircraft systems deployed as mission-critical strategic aerial infrastructure for government and commercial entities all over the world. Airobotics provides trusted autonomous drones used for Safe & Smart Cities, Defense, Homeland Security, industrial projects and facilities, performing various automated aerial missions 24/7 with no human intervention. Founded in 2014, Airobotics combines expertise in aerospace hardware design, robust electronic systems, cutting-edge software engineering, and years of experience in commercial drone operations across a variety of environments. This blend of experience and expertise has enabled Airobotics to create the world's most reliable and effective autonomous unmanned systems and to implement them as mission-critical infrastructures to address the needs of the most complex environments in the world. Airobotics systems enable end-users to operate drones in real-time anytime, anywhere for aerial data capture and analysis, aerial delivery, and interception. Together with customized data analysis platforms, Airobotics systems enable faster, more effective, and more efficient operations and fully informed critical decision-making. The Airobotics Optimus is a fully automated drone system, comprising a drone, an airbase, swappable payloads and designated software. The system has a wide range of regulatory certifications and is the first of its kind in the global market to include a robotic arm swapping payloads and batteries for 24/7 continuous, unmanned aerial missions. The Airobotics Iron-Drone System is a fully automated interceptor drone launched from a designated pod, flying autonomously, and intercepting malicious drones.
