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# Softwaredeveloper Flight Controlling

- **Company:** Rheinmetall
- **Location:** Braunschweig, Germany
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, C++ (Programming Language), Software Quality, Code Review, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Open Source Technology, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=51b2f3ffc7f551ea

## About the Role

* Abgeschlossenes Studium in Informatik, Elektrotechnik, Regelungstechnik oder vergleichbar
 * Erfahrung in der Modellierung, Simulation und Analyse dynamischer Systeme zB PX4 SITL, MATLAB/Simulink, Gazebo etc
 * Fundierte Kenntnisse in der Entwicklung eingebetteter Software C/C++, Python etc

## Description

* Entwicklung, Implementierung und Test von Algorithmen zur Flugregelung vorwiegend für Multikopter
 * Anpassung und Erweiterung bestehender Open-Source-Autopilot-Software insbesondere PX4 an spezifische Plattformen und Missionsanforderungen
 * Integration neuer Sensoren, Aktoren und Antriebssysteme in das Flugregelungssystem
 * Durchführung von Simulationen HIL Hardware-in-the-loop und Flugtests zur Validierung
 * Analyse und Optimierung von Flugleistungsdaten, Systemverhalten und Regelparametern
 * Zusammenarbeit mit Teams aus den Bereichen Visual-Based Navigation, KI-Entwicklung und System Engineering sowie evtl. mit externen Partnern
 * Dokumentation, Code-Reviews und Sicherstellung von Softwarequalität nach internen Entwicklungsrichtlinien
 * Unterstützung bei der Gestaltung technischer Konzepte und Roadmaps für zukünftige UAS-Plattformen


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