# Autonomy Engineer - Planning and Controls

**Company:** [Skydio](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/skydio)
**Location:** Zurich, Switzerland
**Role:** Embedded Engineering
**Skills:** C++, Motion Planning, Robotics, Robot Control, Classical Control, Dynamic Programming, Nonlinear Optimization, Software Engineering, Free-Space Representations, Configuration Representations
**Posted:** 2026-05-27

> Develops and implements onboard motion-planning and control software for autonomous drones, from low-level stabilization to task-specific behavior. The role requires experience controlling real hardware, robotics algorithms, strong software engineering practices, and high proficiency in C++.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Conceive, design, implement, simulate, evaluate, and fly new motion planning strategies.
- Work across the software system to define the data and interfaces needed for successful motion planning.
- Develop, tune, and evaluate low-level controllers.
- Work with the UX team to explore and define planning/UI boundaries for new interaction paradigms.

## Requirements
- Experience writing software that controls real hardware, such as robotic arms, self-driving cars, or mobile robots.
- Knowledge of configuration and free-space representations.
- Knowledge of modern and classical control design methods.
- Experience with dynamic programming.
- Experience with nonlinear optimization.
- Strong software engineering foundation and commitment to clean, well-architected code.
- High proficiency in C++.

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