Staff R&D Autonomy Perception Engineer

What you will do:

• Design, develop, and integrate perception algorithms for autonomous flight, including:
• -Sensor Fusion: Combine data from various sensors (e.g., LiDAR, cameras, radar, GPS) for accurate and robust object detection and tracking.
• -Obstacle Avoidance: Develop algorithms for real-time detection and avoidance of static and dynamic obstacles (e.g., buildings, vehicles, pedestrians, drones) to include Airborne Detection and Avoidance (ACAS) and Terrain Awareness & Warning Systems (TAWS) performance criteria
• -Terrain Mapping: Generate accurate 3D maps of the environment for navigation and planning.
• -Landing Zone Detection: Develop algorithms for automatic detection and assessment of suitable landing zones.
• Conduct rigorous flight tests to evaluate the performance of perception systems in real-world scenarios.
• Be responsible for developing software used in the end-to-end testing of embedded sensors from simulation to flight test. 
• Work with the systems engineers to understand the functional and performance requirements for the confliction detection, navigation, & flight path management system and subsystems.
• Work with the R&D team to develop test plans specifying flight tests that  need to be performed, the sensor and ground truth data that needs to be collected, and the expected results.
• You will plan and execute mentorship programs for junior Software Engineers.

What you have done:

• B.S. in Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, STEM, or equivalent real-world experience and 8+ years industry experience Networking Software development. 
• You have demonstrable proficiency in Python and other object oriented programming languages for embedded systems, robotics or network-based services.
• Development of safety-critical and real-time software using model based design tools.
• You have a strong understanding of basic embedded software concepts such as signal analysis, hardware abstraction layers, firmware drivers, and memory allocation. 
• You have experience with commonly used project management, bug tracking, continuous integration tools e.g., JIRA.
• You have experience with capturing, monitoring and analyzing network traffic, e.g., Wireshark, tcpdump, iPerf.
• You have experience with Linux, e.g., configuration management, shell scripting.
• You have experience with Docker or experience with containerization in general.
• You have experience with the Google Cloud Products and BigQuery is a plus.

Desired:

• You have experience with real time operating systems (RTOS), and other low-level C/C++ software.
• You have experience with MATLAB/Simulink Model-Based Design.
• You have C/C++ programming experience with the GNU Toolchain (gcc, gdb).
• You have familiarity with flight simulators leveraging both software and hardware “in-the-loop” testing strategies
• You are familiar with Agile software development, unit Testing and test driven development.
• You have familiarity with flight test operations.
• You have familiarity with sensors used in the aviation industry, e.g., ADS-B, GPS, INS, radios, etc.
• You have familiarity with embedded systems communication protocols, e.g., CAN, ARINC, I2C, SPI

Who you are:

• You are a highly motivated, self starting individual with a broad set of skills and never afraid of facing complex technical challenges.
• You are a solution oriented individual with a strong analytical mindset.
• You have strong communication skills and can easily tailor your communications to suit the audience.
• You can adapt quickly or propose changes needed to achieve early results in a timely fashion.
• You embrace challenges and take commitments and deliver results within reasonable expectations.
• You are a positive team player.