Strong background in robotics, computer vision, and/or Kalman filtering
Experience implementing and validating real-time autonomy systems
Comfortable working across hardware/software boundaries
Ability to iterate quickly and test frequently
Bonus: experience with drone guidance or state estimation
Responsibilities
Design systems to detect and track targets using various technologies
Convert target tracks into guidance commands for rockets
Develop high-fidelity simulations of control systems and vehicles
Conduct hardware-in-the-loop testing to validate designs
Analyze real-world performance to inform future designs
Benefits
Opportunity to see designs come to life in real-world applications
Engagement in a fast-paced, iterative testing environment
Involvement in cutting-edge technology and innovation
Collaboration with a team of skilled engineers
Potential for professional growth in a specialized field
Full Job Description
You will design and build the guidance system for rockets. You'll take your designs from concept all the way through simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and live flight test.
What You'll Do
Design systems to detect and track targets using computer vision, RF, radar, and more
Turn those tracks into guidance commands to steer a rocket
Build high-fidelity simulations of your control systems and the vehicles they fly on
Run hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing to validate your designs
See your work perform in the real world and feed those results back into your next design
What We're Looking For
Strong background in robotics, computer vision, and/or kalman filtering
Experience implementing and validating real-time autonomy systems
Comfort working across the hardware/software boundary - you understand both the math and the implementation
You like to iterate fast and test often, not wait for perfection
Bonus: experience with drone guidance or state estimation
This role is for engineers who want to close the loop - not just model a system, but actually fly it. There's nothing quite like that first flight test.
