Flight Control Software Engineer

Flight Control Software Engineer

UDS - Unmanned Defense Systems

Vilnius, Lithuania

Your Role and Responsibilities‍

• As a Flight Control Software Engineer, you will work on flight-related software used on UAV platforms operating in real-world environments;
• Contribute to the development and improvement of guidance, navigation, and control functionality within the flight software;
• Work on vehicle behavior, estimation, and control-related logic that affects how the aircraft flies and responds;
• Support integration of flight-control software with onboard sensors, actuators, and higher-level system components;
• Participate in testing and validation activities using simulation, bench testing, and flight testing;
• Take responsibility for assigned features through implementation, testing, and validation, with opportunities to learn and grow over time.

What We Look For

• Experience developing software for UAVs, robotics, or other systems involving dynamic behavior, or a strong interest in this area;
• Education in Aerospace, Control Systems, Robotics, Electronic Engineering, or a related field;
• Ability to work within a production software system and implement changes carefully and responsibly;
• Basic understanding of control, estimation, or vehicle behavior concepts, or a strong willingness to learn;
• Experience with MATLAB, control algorithms, guidance algorithms, and Kalman filters;
• Interest in working close to hardware, simulation, and real-world testing environments;
• Nice to Have: C++ programming skills; Python programming skills; experience with real-world testing (field or flight testing).