Autonomy Systems Engineer III (Flight Rules & Fault Management)

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Turning Space into a Transportation Layer for Earth</strong></p></div><h3>Who We Are:</h3> <p><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak">Eras of humanity can often be defined by a dominant transportation mode - horse drawn chariots, ocean going boats, or aircraft. These were spurred by a small group of people rigorously focused on building technology to achieve faster access to more of the world. We seek to usher in a new era of humanity defined by universal access to the whole globe free of borders and the presence of a routine way from space to Earth. To do this, we are building highly maneuverable re-entry vehicles that can loiter in orbit before precision landing back on Earth. </span></span></span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">About the Role</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">We're building a hypersonic reentry spacecraft called Arc that can return from orbit and land accurately on Earth in under one hour. As the Autonomy Systems Engineer, you will own the rules, logic, and safety structure that govern how the vehicle behaves: mission rules, state transitions, fault trees, and autonomous decision criteria. You’ll work closely with autonomy software, GNC, safety, and missions team to ensure that Arc always knows what to do next and when to protect itself.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">What You’ll Do</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="none">Define mission rules and vehicle behavior through all phases of flight</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Build and maintain the </span><strong><span data-contrast="none">On-Board Fault Monitor</span></strong><span data-contrast="none"> structure and fault-handling logic</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Create and update </span><strong><span data-contrast="none">fault trees</span></strong><span data-contrast="none">, hazard analyses, and autonomous response plans</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Define state transitions and decision criteria for normal, off-nominal, and contingency modes</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Translate program-level requirements into clear autonomy logic and testable behaviors</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Collaborate with GNC, Perception, Avionics, and Flight Ops to ensure safe integrated behavior</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Work with autonomy software engineers to implement mission logic and fault responses</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Validate flight rules using simulation data, flight telemetry, and scenario testing</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335 ... (truncated, view full listing at source)