State Estimation & Navigation Lead
Core
Lead a team responsible for determining vehicle and target state onboard Neros aircraft, delivering the estimate that guidance, control, and mission behavior are built on.
Role type
Senior IC/Lead state estimation and navigation engineer
Builds
GPS denied and GPS degraded navigation systems for unmanned aircraft
Domain
Defense, Unmanned Systems, Autonomous Navigation
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
State estimation, Navigation, Sensor fusion, EKF/UKF/Error state filters, Factor graph smoothing, IMU/Vision/GNSS fusion, Embedded C++, Python, GPS denied navigation, Quantitative validation, Linear algebra, Probability, Numerical optimization
Preferred skills
Visual inertial odometry, Terrain relative navigation, Target state estimation, UAS flight stacks (PX4/ArduPilot), Autonomy stack scaling, Startup/ITAR experience
Technologies
C++, Python, IMU, Camera, GNSS, Embedded compute
Responsibilities
Own the technical roadmap for onboard state estimation and navigation; Architect, implement, and field GPS denied navigation fusing IMU, vision, GNSS; Lead development of visual inertial and terrain relative navigation; Define standards for characterizing estimation uncertainty; Hire, manage, and mentor engineers; Partner with perception, guidance, and control teams.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities
