Ready to change the world?

We are reinventing how products are delivered around the world by unlocking the path not yet traveled. Our company was founded in 2015 and is backed by Silicon Valley’s most prominent VCs, including YCombinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Icon Ventures. Volansi provides fast on-demand aerial delivery service for time-critical shipments over long ranges. We build and operate long-range, high-payload drones for commercial, defense, and humanitarian applications. Leveraging drone technology as a transportation method, we help our customers gain control of their supply chain and save millions of dollars on downtime and inventory costs. Our work came from the immediate need for critical delivery of parts to drastically reduce downtime for an automotive company. From this idea, our founders have scaled the company into a team of highly skilled and motivated individuals to serve critical delivery markets.

Interested?

The Embedded Systems team is a small team of engineers passionate about our technology and the future of aerial mobility. Our team builds the systems that bridge the gap between our high-level autonomy functions and the physical vehicle hardware, enabling Volansi’s VTOL aircraft to fly predictably, reliably, and safely. The successful candidate has a deep understanding of embedded robotics systems such as unmanned aerial or ground vehicles, a track record of open-source collaboration, and a pragmatic and self-motivated approach to meeting deliverables. This position will report to the Embedded Systems Team Lead within the Product & Engineering organization.

What you will do:

• Work with our Controls and Perception teams to implement new features in PX4
• Work with Flight Test Engineering to troubleshoot, fix, or modify aircraft behavior
• Develop and implement companion computer applications utilizing MAVLink and ROS
• Work with the worldwide PX4 community to improve the code through bug reports, bug fixes, and other pull requests to the upstream project
• Create bare metal microcontroller and RTOS applications running on embedded devices not utilizing PX4
• Document your work in Jira and Confluence for both other developers and operators

Required:

• 5+ years of experience in software development using C++ and C in Linux environments
• 2+ years of experience in development for real-time, embedded robotics applications
• Proficient with one or more additional languages such as Python or Rust
• Experience writing device drivers in Linux / POSIX systems
• Good verbal and written communications skills. You will need to discuss designs and implementation details with your team, give visibility into progress and challenges, and communicate clearly and coherently while troubleshooting
• Able to quickly gain an understanding of the design and flow of data through a large existing codebase

Desired:

• Experience with NuttX, ChibiOS, FreeRTOS, or other RTOS
• Experience with ROS, Gazebo, AirSim, or other simulation tools
• Experience building hardware-in-the-loop test kits
• Familiarity with drone / UAV avionics and specifically the Pixhawk family of hardware
• Experience working with safety-critical systems such as automotive, medical device, or other transportation systems
• Experience working under software quality guidelines for safety critical systems such as ASTM-F3201 or DO-178C

Why Volansi?

• Comprehensive health benefits for you and your dependent(s)
• Opportunities for internal career growth
• Healthy meals and snacks provided, gym and commuter benefits
• Flexible vacation and company paid holidays
• 401k and stock options
• Dog-friendly office!