Senior Autonomy Engineer - Controls

Responsibilities

• ▹Develop, tune and evaluate low-level controllers and trajectory optimization
• ▹Work across the software system to define the right data and interfaces for successful control
• ▹Work with the UX team to explore planning/UI boundaries for new interaction paradigms

Requirements

• ▹Industry or research experience writing software that controls real hardware (e.g. robotic arm manipulation, self-driving cars, aerial robots, mobile robots)
• ▹Modern and classical control design methods
• ▹High proficiency in C++
• ▹Dynamic programming
• ▹Non-linear optimization
• ▹Solid software engineering foundation and commitment to writing clean, well-architected code

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Competitive base salary and equity in the form of stock options
• ▹Comprehensive health insurance plans
• ▹Paid vacation, sick leave and holiday pay
• ▹401K savings plan
• ▹Relocation assistance for eligible roles

About the company

Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, combining deep AI expertise with best-in-class hardware and software development to serve a broad range of drone users.