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Key Responsibilities
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with a minimum of 3+ years of industry experience. Note - we are considering candidates for mid-career, senior, and principal positions.
- Develop flight control algorithms for attitude, rate, position, and trajectory control on multirotor and hybrid UAVs.
- Build guidance and control pipelines for waypoint tracking, precision trajectory execution, and robust autonomous behaviors.
- Perform system identification, dynamic modeling, and parameter estimation to improve controller accuracy and stability.
- Design robust and fault-tolerant control strategies capable of handling disturbances, sensor issues, and actuator faults.
- Implement deterministic, real-time control loops on embedded hardware.
- Tune controllers, manage gain scheduling, and define flight envelope protection strategies.
- Validate performance through simulation, HIL testing, log replay, and real-world flight testing.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate controls with navigation, autonomy, and avionics systems.
- Contribute to best practices, tooling, and the ongoing evolution of the flight control stack.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with a minimum of 3+ years of industry experience. Note - we are considering candidates for mid-career, senior, and principal positions.
- Experience with UAV or robotics control systems, including classical and modern techniques (PID, LQR, MPC, etc.).
- Understanding of multirotor dynamics, nonlinear systems, and flight control architectures.
- Experience deploying control loops on embedded hardware.
- Hands-on experience with UAV testing, tuning, and field validation.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with fault-tolerant control, actuator allocation, and redundancy management.
- Familiarity with system identification, aerodynamic modeling, and real-world parameter estimation.
- Knowledge of guidance and trajectory generation methods.
- Understanding of actuator dynamics, propulsion systems, and hardware-in-the-loop simulation.
- Background in UAV safety, reliability, flight envelope protection, and regulatory considerations.
- Experience with ROS, PX4, MAVSDK, or similar robotics middleware.
BRINC Culture Values
- Try the hard stuff
- Be innovative - Invent the future
- Move fast
- Listen to end-users
- Strive for excellence
- Don’t build a dystopia
- Be frugal
- Save lives through technology
If you’re interested in this role and in joining BRINC, we hope you’ll apply. We’d love to review your application and get to know more about you!
BRINC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is resolute in cultivating an environment that promotes safety, diversity, inclusion and equity. We’re committed to hiring the best talent — regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances — and empowering every employee so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need, please let our recruiting team know - we strive to provide appropriate accommodation and assistance.
Benefits and perks listed below may vary based on the nature of your employment with BRINC and/or the country within which you work
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans for our employees and their families
- 401K plan
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Flexible Time Off (Exempt) / Paid time off (Non-Exempt)
- Flexible work environment
- Orca pass (for those in Puget Sound)…
