Flight Navigation Intern (Summer 2027)
Reliable Robotics Corporation2 days ago
Mountain View, CA, USAIntern
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$128k - $128k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and test navigation flight software.
- Improve simulation sensor models for navigation-system evaluation.
- Build infrastructure for automated simulation and hardware-in-the-loop testing of navigation sensors and algorithms.
- Integrate and verify navigation features in software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop test environments.
- Develop flight test plans and conduct post-test data review.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled as a junior or senior in an undergraduate aerospace engineering or electrical engineering program, or possess equivalent practical experience.
- Have a solid understanding of engineering mathematics, numerical methods, and state estimation.
- Be proficient in C/C++ or Python.
- Demonstrate proactive motivation to tackle difficult problems and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Preferred: currently enrolled in a graduate program in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or a similar advanced degree.
- Preferred: experience with sensor fusion and Kalman filtering, GNSS navigation, or inertial navigation.
Benefits
- Summer 2027 internship with year-round internship opportunities also available.
- Employment is contingent on the applicant's ability to comply with U.S. export-control laws and may require documentation establishing U.S. person or non-U.S. person status.
- Reliable Robotics is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process.
About Reliable Robotics Corporation
Reliable Robotics builds certified autonomous flight systems to enable remote operation of fixed-wing aircraft for cargo and, eventually, passenger use. The privately held company, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, also operates Reliable Airlines, a cargo feeder flying since 2022 in Albuquerque for a major cargo carrier. Its business model spans autonomy hardware/software, certification efforts, and operating cargo flights to validate and commercialize the technology for aviation customers.