Staff Controls Engineer
Core
Develop high-fidelity simulation models and robust controls algorithms for autonomous drone delivery systems to ensure reliable flight performance across varying conditions.
Role type
Staff Controls Engineer (Autonomous Systems)
Builds
Autonomous drone delivery vehicles and flight control software
Domain
Aerospace engineering, autonomous logistics, control theory
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
controls theory, flight dynamics, system identification, high-fidelity simulation, experimental data analysis, cross-functional technical leadership
Preferred skills
modeling of complex physical systems, simulation fidelity improvement, reusable analysis tool development
Technologies
six-degree-of-freedom simulation, flight-test data, global fleet data
Responsibilities
Own dynamic models of complex vehicle systems within high-fidelity simulation; build and deploy robust controls algorithms; define analysis approaches connecting design choices to vehicle performance; evaluate vehicle designs via simulation and flight-test data; improve simulation fidelity by reconciling model predictions with observed behavior; lead technical recommendations for controls and system design improvements; build reusable analysis tools for performance investigation.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic influence
