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SkydioSkydioSan Mateo, CA

Senior Autonomy Engineer - Controls

Develops and tunes low-level controllers and trajectory optimization for autonomous drones, focusing on stable flight and gimbal motion. Requires experience with real hardware control, C++, dynamic programming, and non-linear optimization.

170k – 240k/yr
HybridEmbedded Engineering

About the role

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 and define planning/UI boundaries for new interaction paradigms

Requirements

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

Compensation

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

Skills

C++Control SystemsDynamic ProgrammingNon-Linear OptimizationTrajectory OptimizationMotion PlanningRobotics Software
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