Qualifications;
Must currently have a Secret Clearance and be eligible for a TS/SCI
- B.S. in Computer Engineering/ Science, Aerospace Engineering, or applicable engineering or science field.
- Minimum of 3 years of hands-on professional experience with Degree. Minimum of 7 years hands-on professional experience without Degree.
Requirements-
- Demonstrated hands-on experience within the last 5 years supporting Group 1 and/or Group 2 UxS through software development, integration, testing, and/or mission support
preferred. Experience supporting Group 3 UxS within the last 5 years may be considered.
- Experience with commercially available UxS is desirable.
- Proficient in C, C++ and object-oriented software development methodologies.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver working production software in an agile development environment.
- Extensive knowledge of autonomous navigation and path planning techniques: waypoint navigation, geofencing, dynamic routing, obstacle avoidance, and collision detection algorithms.
- Extensive knowledge in BetaFlight, ArduPilot, and Px4- 5 years.
- Experience with sensor fusion techniques (e.g., combining data from IMUs, GPS, cameras, LiDAR) to enhance situational awareness and navigation accuracy.
- Experience working with ground control software such as QGroundControl for mission planning, execution, and monitoring.
- Experience with the Qt/QML framework for developing user friendly graphical interfaces.
- Familiarity with MAVLink protocol for communication between UAVs and ground stations.
- Proficiency in Python scripting for automation, data analysis, and prototyping tasks.
- Strong understanding of data networking concepts, ino uding TCP/IP protocols.
- Proven ability to troubleshoot network communication issues.
- Skilled in parsing and reverse engineering complex codebases (e.g., C++, Python) to identify subtle errors in data I communications within hardware and software systems.
- Experience with CAD
- Demonstrated ability to fully build target SW from source files.
