Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Engineering Intern, Summer 2027
Core
Design and implement algorithms for motion planning, state estimation, flight control, actuation, and contingency management for autonomous aerial robots.
Role type
GNC Software Engineering Intern
Builds
Autonomous drone delivery systems for last-mile logistics
Domain
Robotics, Aerospace Engineering, Autonomous Systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Motion planning, State estimation, Flight control, Model Predictive Control (MPC), Trajectory optimization, SLAM, Kalman Filtering, Geometric control, Computer vision, C++, Python
Preferred skills
VLA models, Classical control theory, Safety-critical system design
Technologies
C++, Python, Simulated environments, Real physical systems
Responsibilities
Prototype new robot behaviors, Develop and implement motion planning/state estimation/control algorithms, Deploy and validate software in simulated and real environments, Analyze flight data
Seniority
Intern
