Project Engineer providing leadership for diverse continuous improvement projects impacting BGS engineering. Working with a geographically diverse team and using project management methodologies for success throughout.
About the role
- Controls Engineer developing real-time control algorithms for UAVs at BRINC. Collaborating in advanced drone pilot assistance features to enhance public safety.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and tune real-time control algorithms for UAVs and public safety products
- Work across state estimation, guidance logic, flight control loops, system identification, and fault-tolerant control architectures
- Collaborate closely with autonomy, software, hardware, and avionics teams
- Validate performance through simulation, HIL testing, log replay, and real-world flight testing
- Contribute to best practices, tooling, and ongoing evolution of the flight control stack.
Requirements
- 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.
Benefits
- 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)
- Free parking (Seattle office)
- Free snacks, drinks and espresso (Seattle office)
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