Robotics Engineer

Company: ST Engineering Aerospace Ltd

Location: 540 Airport Road

Job Description

You will help to design and develop Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) systems and algorithms for our drone systems and be part of a tight-knit team that provides safe, reliable drone systems and quality services to our distinguished customers in Singapore and around the region.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Design, develop and modify guidance, navigation, and flight control systems and algorithms for our unmanned aircraft systems.
• Develop and modify 6-DOF and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation environments.
• Select, test, evaluate and integrate new sensors or navigation systems onto our drone systems.
• Write, modify, and test firmware and flight code that runs on the flight control computers of our drone systems (in C or C++).
• Analyze flight data to verify flight performance and to help to troubleshoot issues that are found during the flights of our drone systems.
• Generate documentation on the specifications, design, test procedures and test results of the GNC systems and algorithms that were developed.
• Participate in design and code reviews.
• Support ground and flight test activities.
• Work in a collaborative manner with staff in other engineering (e.g. system, software, safety, flight test, etc.) and business groups.

Requirements

• Good to have 1-3 years of industry or other relevant experience in GNC.
• Strong background in system modelling, system identification, parameter estimation, frequency response analysis, classical and modern control theory.
• Experience in system modelling and control, analysis, and simulation in aircraft applications.
• Experience in developing model-based design and analyse using MATLAB/Simulink.
• Knowledge in inertial and other type of sensors for navigation (e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers, GNSS receivers, pressure sensors, ranging sensors, etc.).
• Knowledge in Kalman filtering, digital signal processing and sensor data fusion.
• Proficient in C/C++ programming language.
• Proficient in software and development tools such as Linux, ROS and Git.
• No work experience required.

ST Engineering is a global technology, defence and engineering group with a diverse portfolio of businesses across the aerospace, smart city, defence and public security segments. The Group harnesses technology and innovation to solve real-world problems, enabling a more secure and sustainable world. Headquartered in Singapore, it has operations spanning Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the U.S., serving customers in more than 100 countries. ST Engineering reported a revenue of over $11 billion in 2024 and ranks among the largest companies listed on the Singapore Exchange. It is a component stock of MSCI Singapore, FTSE Straits Times Index and Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index.

About Commercial Aerospace business

ST Engineering's Commercial Aerospace business is a world-class Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service provider with proven solutions for practically every stage of an aircraft life cycle. With 50 years of reputable track record in aviation, backed by a highly experienced team of engineers and technicians across facilities in Asia Pacific, the U.S. and Europe, we know what it takes to keep the world flying safely.