CW Research Engineer MS Degree (99W207)

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, Kyyba has a global presence delivering high-quality resources and top-notch recruiting services, enabling businesses to effectively respond to organizational changes and technological advances. You will focus on designing advanced flight control algorithms, running complex simulations, and taking your work from the lab through prototyping, wind tunnel evaluations, and real-world flight testing.

Job Title: (CW Research Engineer MS Degree (99W207))
 
About Kyyba:
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, Kyyba has a global presence delivering high-quality resources and top-notch recruiting services, enabling businesses to effectively respond to organizational changes and technological advances.
At Kyyba, the overall well-being of our employees and their families is important to us. We are proud of our work culture which embodies our core values; incorporating value, passion, excellence, empowerment, and happiness, creates a vibrant and productive atmosphere. We empower our employees with the resources, incentives, and flexibility that they need to support a healthy, balanced, and fulfilling career by providing many valuable benefits and a balanced compensation structure combined with career development. 
 
Job Description
In this role, you will play a critical part in the research and development of next-generation flying mobility solutions. You will focus on designing advanced flight control algorithms, running complex simulations, and taking your work from the lab through prototyping, wind tunnel evaluations, and real-world flight testing.
Key Responsibilities:
Design, develop, and validate robust flight control algorithms for tethered and untethered lightweight flying mobility vehicles equipped with electric propulsion systems.
Improve, optimize, and maintain multi-body simulation models to ensure accurate performance predictions.
Provide hands-on engineering support during wind tunnel evaluations and live flight tests, analyzing data to iterate on designs.
Support the development, testing, and integration of sensor systems.

Requirements:
Required Qualifications:
Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or a closely related field (a Master's degree with significant relevant experience will also be considered).
Strong research background and proven experience in flight control systems for both multi-rotor drones and fixed-wing aircraft.
Practical experience working with embedded systems and microcontrollers (e.g., Raspberry Pi, Arduino). Highly Desired Qualifications:
Experience with Model Predictive Control (MPC), sensor fusion, and Extended Kalman Filters (EKF).
Hands-on experience in the end-to-end development, building, and piloting of RC airplanes and custom drones.
Location: (Ann Arbor,MI)
Disclaimer: 
Kyyba is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Kyyba does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Minorities / Females / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.”
It is the policy of Kyyba to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Kyyba at 248-813-9665
 
Rewards:
Medical, dental, vision
401k 
Term life
Voluntary life and disability insurance
Optional Pre-paid legal plan
Optional Identity theft plan
Optional Medical and dependent FSA
Work-visa sponsorship
Opportunity for advancement
Long-term assignment with opportunity for hire by client 
 
 
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