Autonomy Engineer II - Robotics
Overview
Pivotal seeks an Autonomy Robotics Engineer to lead development of next-generation perception systems for the Helix family of autonomous aerial platforms. The role involves designing navigation and mission planning systems that operate reliably in dynamic environments while collaborating with perception GNC flight software and hardware teams. This position offers unique opportunity to shape cutting-edge autonomy solutions for eVTOL aircraft.
What You'll Do11
- 1Design and develop autonomous navigation and mission planning systems for aerial robotic platforms
- 2Develop trajectory generation path planning and obstacle avoidance algorithms for dynamic environments
- 3Implement behavior planning mission management and autonomous decision-making frameworks
- 4Create autonomous capabilities for waypoint navigation target tracking landing and mission execution
- 5Evaluate and integrate state-of-the-art robotics and autonomy algorithms into operational systems
- 6Develop production-quality software for autonomous robotic systems implementing algorithms in real-time embedded and Linux-based environments
- 7Optimize autonomy software for performance reliability and deployment on resource-constrained platforms
- 8Integrate autonomy software with flight controllers onboard computers sensors and communication systems
- 9Support hardware bring-up system integration and debugging activities
- 10Conduct software-in-the-loop hardware-in-the-loop and flight testing analyzing flight test data to improve autonomy performance
- 11Collaborate with hardware and flight operations teams to support deployment and field testing
Requirements11
- 15+ years building ETL pipelines with Spark and Airflow
- 23-5 seasons experience with ROS or ROS2
- 32+ years industry experience in robotics autonomous systems aerospace or related fields
- 4Strong proficiency in C++ and Python
- 5Experience developing autonomy navigation or robotic control systems
- 6Understanding motion planning path planning and autonomous decision-making algorithms
- 7Hands-on experience integrating software with robotic hardware systems and sensors
- 8Exposure to simulation and testing frameworks for autonomous systems
- 9Familiarity with MATLAB Simulink for algorithm development modeling and simulation
- 10Master's degree or PhD in Robotics Aerospace Engineering Computer Science or related field
- 11Experience with autonomous aircraft UAVs drones or eVTOL systems
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