Senior Guidance Engineer (Drone Autonomy)

Location: Tel-Aviv

Company

Development of next-generation drone platforms and advanced autonomy systems for real-world aerial missions.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and optimize guidance and motion-planning algorithms for autonomous drones.
• Define mission-level behaviors and guidance logic while balancing performance, safety, and robustness.
• Implement real-time control interfaces for reliable trajectory execution in uncertain conditions.
• Collaborate with embedded software, mechatronics, hardware, and perception teams to integrate autonomy from concept through flight.
• Identify edge cases and failure modes, improving resilience and graceful degradation.
• Track advances in drone autonomy, guidance, motion planning, and control.

Requirements

• BSc or MSc in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in GNC, guidance, autonomy, or related aerospace and robotics fields.
• Strong experience with AI tools, guidance algorithms, trajectory generation, and motion planning.
• Understanding of system-level constraints affecting real-world aerial platforms.
• Hands-on experience developing, debugging, and iterating on real-world drones.
• Strong collaboration and creative problem-solving skills across software, hardware, and deployment teams.

Nice to have

• Strong foundation in control theory.
• Experience with state-estimation techniques, including Ehirify.globaled Kalman Filters.
• Experience with ROS 2, PX4, ArduPilot, or similar drone and robotics frameworks.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on cutting-edge drone guidance and autonomy systems with real-world impact.
• Operate in a fast-paced, highly skilled environment that values ownership and technical excellence.
• Develop ideas through the full cycle from whiteboard concepts to simulation and real-world deployment.
• Solve complex engineering problems and push the limits of aerial autonomy.