Autonomy Engineer - Planning and Controls

Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial mobility. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, operational excellence, and customer obsession to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users, from utility inspectors to first responders , soldiers in battlefield scenarios , and beyond .

About the role:

The planning algorithms running onboard the vehicle define its behavior, giving our drones their character. You will contribute to the development and implementation of the core motion planning software, touching everything from the low-level stabilization and control, to high level, task specific frameworks.
How you'll make an impact:

• Conceive, design, implement, simulate, evaluate, and fly new motion planning strategies

• Work across the software system to define the right data and interfaces for successful motion planning

• Develop, tune, and evaluate low level controllers

• Work with the UX team to explore and define planning/UI boundaries for new interaction paradigms

What makes you a good fit:

• Experience writing software that controls real hardware, e.g. grasping / manipulation of a robotic arm, self-driving cars, any kind of mobile robot

• Configuration and free space representations

• Modern and classical control design methods

• Dynamic programming

• Non-linear optimization

• Solid software engineering foundation and a commitment to writing clean, well architected code

• High proficiency in C++

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