Autonomy Engineer - Planning and Controls
Skydio · Zurich
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- Company
- Skydio
- Location
- Zurich
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Posted
- May 27, 2026
About this job
The planning algorithms running onboard the vehicle define its behavior, giving our drones their character. You will contribute to the development and implementation of the core motion planning software, touching everything from the low-level stabilization and control, to high level, task specific frameworks. How you'll make an impact: - Conceive, design, implement, simulate, evaluate, and fly new motion planning strategies - Work across the software system to define the right data and interfaces for successful motion planning - Develop, tune, and evaluate low level controllers - Work with the UX team to explore and define planning/UI boundaries for new interaction paradigms What makes you a good fit: - Experience writing software that controls real hardware, e.g.…
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