Flight Control Intern - GNC Team

About the role

Auterion is looking for a Flight Control Intern to join its Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) team. You will help develop, integrate and validate flight control and autonomy features on Auterion-powered UAVs, working with engineers, hardware experts and customers. The role offers hands-on experience with the company's technology stack, real-world testing and product validation in a dynamic startup environment.

Key responsibilities

• Integrate, develop features for and maintain autonomous aerial vehicles.
• Design and implement algorithms in control, estimation, system state monitoring and management.
• Test in simulation and in real flights, evaluate performance and iterate quickly.
• Document and report procedures and results.

Required profile

• Final-year Master's student or graduate in mechanical, electrical, computer science, robotics or a related engineering field.
• CH/EU citizenship required.

Required skills

• Software development experience; C++ preferred.
• Knowledge of GNC topics such as system dynamics, state estimation and control applied to real-world robotic systems.
• Hands-on experience with robotic hardware and electronics.
• Comfortable working with Git and Linux.
• Bonus: PX4 ecosystem or aerial robotics experience.
• Bonus: experience with ROS2, DDS, Docker.

What we offer

• Flexible working hours.
• Car parking.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
• Mental health and wellbeing support.