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SkydioSkydioSan Mateo, CA

Autonomy Engineer - Fixed Wing Planning & Controls

Develops and implements motion planning and control systems for Skydio's F10 tailsitter drone platform, including simulation, flight testing, and hardware-informed design. Requires C++/Python proficiency, real hardware control experience, aircraft dynamics knowledge, and control theory expertise.

170k – 240k/yr
HybridEmbedded Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Architect, implement, simulate, and flight test new motion planning strategies
  • Develop, tune, and analyze new flight controllers
  • Refine and understand the aerodynamic and dynamic model of a tailsitter aircraft using simulated and flight test data
  • Inform aspects of hardware design such as sensor requirements and aerodynamic control authority through simulation and analysis
  • Get out of your comfort zone and help across the stack where needed

Requirements

  • Strong proficiency in C++ and Python in real-time contexts
  • Experience shipping software that controls real hardware, e.g. aircraft, drones, robots, etc.
  • Knowledge of aircraft and rotorcraft dynamics
  • Experience with non-linear optimization
  • Modern and classical control theory and practice
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals and a commitment to writing clean, well-designed, maintainable, readable code
  • Experience collaborating in a larger code base

Compensation

  • Annual base salary range: $170,000 - $240,000
  • Equity in the form of stock options
  • Comprehensive benefits: health insurance, paid vacation, sick leave, holiday pay, 401K

Skills

C++PythonNon-Linear OptimizationControl TheoryMotion PlanningFlight ControllersAircraft DynamicsSimulationReal-Time SoftwareSoftware Engineering
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