Controls Software Engineer

As a part of Aereo, India's leading drone solution startup, your role will involve the following responsibilities: - Understanding and maintaining/improving existing autopilot firmware stack for various types of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). - Porting existing Flight controller stack to a different hardware platform. - Porting existing Flight controller applications to a different autopilot software stack. - Integrating new sensors and compute modules into the existing autopilot stack. - Collaborating with GCS (Ground Control Station) development to enhance the connectivity and features of UAS. - Collaborating with systems and embedded engineers to implement and test newly added functionalities of the UAS. Qualifications we are looking for in you: - Experienced in hands-on development of complex embedded C/C++ software stacks. - Proficient in understanding existing complex embedded software stack written in C/C++ for robotics or UAVs. - Excellent in C and C++. - Good understanding of data structures and algorithms. - Comfortable with basic control systems. - Familiar with MEMS and GPS sensing mechanisms. - Skilled in writing low-level peripheral drivers in autopilot software stacks. - Proficient in using hardware debuggers. - Comfortable with different hardware protocols like SPI, I2C, UART, PWM, CAN, USB, etc. - Solid understanding of interrupt handling mechanisms in microcontrollers and SoCs. - Good understanding of the concept of bootloaders. - Capable of multitasking. - Self-motivated with the ability to work independently as well as part of a team. - Possess good interpersonal and soft skills and can adapt to the work environment with a positive attitude. It would be awesome if you also have: - Experience in Linux Device Driver development. - Experience in development/working with autopilot software stacks like ArduPilot, PX4, etc. - Comfortable with data filtering techniques like Kalman filter. - Conceptual understanding of AHRS and Inertial Navigation systems. - Knowledge of aircraft/quadrotor control systems. - Familiarity with Software in the Loop, Hardware in the Loop mechanisms. - Understanding of sensor calibration techniques/algorithms.,