Autonomy / Robotics Engineer

Estes Aerospace
  • Vienna, VA
    Today

    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.

    Estes Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state, or local law.

    Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check and verification of information provided by the applicant. Background checks are conducted in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, and criminal history will be considered only to the extent relevant to the position and permitted by law.

    This position is subject to ITAR requirements and can only be filled by individuals who are U.S. Persons, as defined by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, 22 C.F.R. § 120.62

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    Numbers & Facts

    LocationVienna, VA

    Skills

    • Computer Visionunmatched
    • Control Systemsunmatched
    • Hardware Simulationunmatched
    • Kalman Filterunmatched
    • Mathematicsunmatched
    • Radio Frequencyunmatched
    • Roboticsunmatched
    • Testingunmatched
    • Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)unmatched

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