Senior systems engineer

Near Earth Autonomy seeks a Senior Autonomy Systems Engineer in Pittsburgh, PA to design, develop, refine, and deploy systems for autonomous air vehicles, including sensing, perception, motion planning, control, localization and navigation, mapping, simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), and calibration algorithms; integrate these onto aerial platforms ranging from small quadcopters to helicopters; establish and implement processes and tools for autonomy system assurance and certification; and provide technical leadership to guide projects through the complete lifecycle from conception to production, whether through leading teams or through subject matter expertise. Occasional local telecommuting is permitted.

Requirements: Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field. Five years of experience in robotics or autonomous flight domains. Experience must include: (i) expertise or specialization in one of the following robotics subject areas: sensing (particularly using lidar, camera (visual band and infrared), radar, and ranging radio); sensor fusion; perception, including computer vision; motion planning; control systems; state estimation, localization, and navigation; systems engineering; and/or system integration and field testing; (ii) C++ and Python design and programming; (iii) OpenCV and neural network-based computer vision algorithms; (iv) point cloud processing; (v) leading teams and/or mentoring engineers; and (vi) leading technical development on a project within schedule and budget constraints. Must have knowledge of (i) rotorcraft flight control systems and flight theory; (ii) state estimation filters, including Kalman and particle filters; (iii) decision-making tools for autonomy, including state machines and behavior trees; and (iv) aerospace standards including ARP-4754, ARP-4761, DO-178C, DO-254, and DO-160. Travel required within U.S. about 6 times per year, about 3 days per trip for flight tests and demonstrations.

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