Senior UAV Systems Engineer

<p>N-iX is a global software development service company that helps businesses across the globe create next-generation software products. Founded in 2002, we unite 2,400+ tech-savvy professionals across 40+ countries, working on impactful projects for industry leaders and Fortune 500 companies. Our expertise spans cloud, data, AI/ML, embedded software, IoT, and more, driving digital transformation across finance, manufacturing, telecom, healthcare, and other industries.</p> <p>Within our multidisciplinary engineering environment, we work on advanced autonomous and unmanned systems. Our R&amp;D scope spans multirotor, fixed-wing, VTOL and lighter-than-air platforms, with a focus on guidance, navigation, control, perception and sensor integration. Engineers work alongside specialists in electronics, mechanics, embedded software, mathematics, CV/AI and signal processing to take solutions from modeling and simulation through integration and physical validation.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Design and integrate advanced guidance, navigation and control (GNC) systems for different flight dynamics</li> <li>Develop and validate control algorithms, state estimation, flight models and autonomous behaviors</li> <li>Select and integrate flight controllers, radar, cameras, GNSS/INS, other sensors and onboard computing</li> <li>Integrate CV/AI perception, tracking, localization, radar/DSP and multi-sensor fusion</li> <li>Build simulation and emulation environments; perform SIL/HIL, hardware integration and field validation</li> <li>Collaborate with hardware, mechanical, embedded, CV/AI, mathematics and signal-processing specialists.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Technical Skills:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Programming: Python, Linux; C/C++ as required.Control &amp; GNC: flight dynamics, PID/LQR/MPC, feedback control, trajectory planning, EKF/UKF, GNSS/INS</li> <li>UAV platforms: PX4 or ArduPilot, MAVLink/MAVSDK; flight-controller and companion-computer integration</li> <li>Sensors &amp; signals: IMU, radar, GNSS, LiDAR, cameras, DSP, filtering and sensor fusion</li> <li>Interfaces: CAN, UART, SPI, I²C, Ethernet, telemetry and diagnostics.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Additional Advantages:</strong></p> <ul> <li>SLAM, VIO, RTK GNSS, radar principles (FMCW/Doppler), robust or adaptive control</li> <li>NVIDIA Jetson, CUDA/TensorRT, embedded Linux/RTOS; Docker, CI/CD and cloud services</li> <li>Perception &amp; AI: OpenCV, object detection/tracking, PyTorch or TensorFlow, ONNX</li> <li>Hands-on commissioning, tuning and flight testing of real unmanned platforms</li> <li>Simulation: ROS 2, Gazebo or MATLAB/Simulink, SIL/SITL/HIL testing.</li> </ul> <p><strong>What We Expect:</strong></p> <ul> <li>4+ years in UAV, aerospace, embedded software or autonomous systems</li> <li>Strong system-level understanding and practical software/hardware integration experience</li> <li>Ability to evaluate alternatives, coordinate domain specialists and take solutions from concept to validated prototype</li> <li>Independent R&amp;D thinking, structured troubleshooting and technical English.</li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong>We offer*:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible</li> <li>A competitive salary and good compensation package</li> <li>Personalized career growth</li> <li>Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)</li> <li>Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing</li> <li>Education reimbursement</li> <li>Memorable anniversary presents</li> <li>Corporate events and team buildings</li> <li>Other location-specific benefits</li> </ul> <p>*not applicable for freelancers</p></div>