You want to help build Europe’s resilience.
You want to protect people and critical infrastructure – ultimately saving the lives
of thousands.
You want to work at the frontier of high-performance autonomous systems.
Join us at CDDS to bring next-generation control, guidance, and state-estimation
algorithms into high-speed kinetic interceptor drones.

## Tasks

**Core Responsibilities:**

* Designing and validating low-latency guidance and control strategies in
Python based simulation environments before porting them to
high-performance C++/Rust
* Developing multi-sensor fusion algorithms for state estimation, including
uncertainty modelling and robust gating under latency, asynchronous
updates, and drift
* Investigating MPC and reinforcement-learning-based strategies for
trajectory generation and interception point control
* Modelling aerodynamic effects and motor dynamics
* Maintaining simulation pipelines (Docker, GPU-accelerated dev-containers)
* Adapting and extending the PX4 autopilot stack for custom interceptor
behaviour
* Running HIL tests and profiling system performance
* Conducting real world flight experiments, analysing data, and evaluating
performance and failure modes

## Requirements

**Your Profile**
We are looking for people who thrive on mathematical depth, rapid iteration, and
hands-on flight testing. You take full ownership of your subsystem — from
modelling to real-world validation.


**Required**

* PhD or MSc in Robotics, Control Engineering, Computer Science or similar
field with strong academic record (ETH Zürich or equivalent preferred)
* Strong analytical mindset with the ability to derive, evaluate, and validate
models
* Deep understanding of:
o Classical & optimal control
o Kalman filtering and State Estimation
o Linear algebra (Rotations and transformations in SE(3))
* Proficiency in Python and C++
* Comfortable in fast-paced, high-ownership environments

**Nice-to-Have**

* Experience with:
o ROS2, PX4, and real-time robotics software
o MPC, RL, trajectory optimization
o Computer vision and Event-cameras
o Fast-moving object interception / high-dynamics control
o Simulation Frameworks like Gazebo or Isaac Sim
* Background in drone flight testing or competitive robotics

## Benefits

**Why CDDS**

* Direct impact on a mission-critical technology shaping Europe’s security
landscape
* Fast-moving startup environment with high ownership
* Work with a highly technical, ambitious, and hands-on team
* Real-world testing, deployments, and customer demonstrations
* Attractive compensation

**Details**

* Location: Schlieren (Zürich), on-site
* Start date: March or tbd
* Environment: Rapidly growing deep-tech startup, high-impact mission

We are looking for an exceptional Robotics & Control Engineer to drive the
control stack of our interceptor drone platform. You will architect and implement
state-estimation and control algorithms that directly determine successful target
interception, taking them from Python-based simulation to robust, deployable C+
+/Rust systems.


You will work closely with perception, embedded, simulation, and hardware
experts — ensuring your algorithms translate directly into field performance.