Airobotics is a leading company specializing in the development and manufacturing of autonomous drone systems. Its solutions combine hardware, software, and AI-driven technologies to support complex, large-scale operations. Airobotics works primarily with defense industries, such as military and law enforcement agencies worldwide. The company is part of Ondas Holdings and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary.
We are seeking for a Real Time Engineer to develop our Mission Control (MC) logic—the core software guiding our interceptor aircraft. You will bridge the gap between theoretical guidance algorithms and field operations, implementing the logic that governs vehicle behavior. This role involves significant hands-on work with complex communication systems ,hardware, standardized simulation environments (SITL), and field validation.
Responsibilities- Guidance & Logic: Implement and refine navigation strategies, and autonomy software for unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
- System Integration: Integrate autonomy with Pixhawk flight controllers and NVIDIA Jetson onboard computers, managing the state machine that dictates vehicle behavior.
- Field Operations: Participate in field trials to validate logic on real hardware, debugging interactions between software, sensors, and aerodynamics.
- Protocol Management: Optimize MAVLink communications between the mission computer and the flight controller.
- Modernization: Maintain critical control loops while implementing modern, asynchronous architectures.
- 4+ years of engineering experience, with a focus on aviation, robotics, or real-time control systems.
- Proficiency in C++ and Python for real-time applications (threading, multiprocessing).
- Hardware Integration: Experience working with Pixhawk autopilots and NVIDIA Jetson platforms.
- Control Theory: Solid grasp of PID loops, coordinate frames (NED/ECEF), and navigation math.
Advantages
- Background in defense/aerospace sectors working on guidance systems.
- Familiarity with containerized simulation environments.
- Flight Stack Knowledge: Hands-on experience with ArduPilot, PX4, or similar flight stacks.
- Experience with simulation environment SITL.
Skills Required
- 4+ years engineering experience focused on aviation, robotics, or real-time control systems
- Proficiency in C++ for real-time applications
- Proficiency in Python for real-time applications
- Experience working with Pixhawk autopilots
- Experience with NVIDIA Jetson platforms
- Solid grasp of PID loops, coordinate frames (NED/ECEF), and navigation math
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.
