About the Role Systems Technology, Inc. (STI) is seeking a Perception & Guidance Engineer - UAS to join our Aerospace division, developing the vision-based targeting and terminal guidance algorithms behind our next-generation counter-UAS and interceptor platforms. You'll own the pipeline from raw camera frames to steering command — writing detection and tracking algorithms, building state estimation, and translating that into guidance laws that fly. This role sits at the center of our seeker and interceptor programs, working closely with embedded and systems engineering to get algorithms from bench to flight. What You'll Do Design and implement detection and tracking algorithms for dual-camera, gimbal-free visual seeker systems Develop state estimation for target position, velocity, and confidence from visual sensor data, with an eye toward future sensor fusion (IMU, GPS, radar) Design and tune guidance laws (e.g., proportional navigation and variants) for terminal-phase target intercept Work with embedded engineers to ensure algorithms run in real time on size-, weight-, and power-constrained flight hardware (e.g., ModalAI VOXL 2 Mini class compute) Define and validate the interface between perception/guidance outputs and downstream flight control and mission systems Support hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop simulation to characterize algorithm performance before flight Participate in flight testing, telemetry analysis, and post-flight debugging of guidance performance Collaborate with GNC engineers to ensure guidance outputs are compatible with flight control system assumptions Maintain code quality through version control, code review, and structured testing practices Minimum Qualifications 2–4 years of professional experience in computer vision, guidance/navigation algorithms, or closely related controls/estimation work Proficiency in Python and/or C++ for algorithm development Working knowledge of computer vision fundamentals (detection, trackin
Embedded Software Engineer - UAS (Aerospace Division)
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About the Role Systems Technology, Inc. (STI) is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer - UAS to join our Aerospace division, supporting flight software development for next-generation UAS and counter-UAS platforms. You'll work at the intersection of guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) software and the embedded hardware it runs on — writing, testing, and debugging flight-critical code for fault-tolerant flight controllers and mission systems. This is hands-on work: you'll be as comfortable on an oscilloscope bench as you are in a debugger. What You'll Do Design, implement, and test embedded C/C++ software for flight control and mission computer systems Develop and debug low-level drivers and communication interfaces (CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, PWM) between flight controllers, sensors, and actuators Support bring-up, integration, and troubleshooting of embedded hardware alongside electrical
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