About Alpine Eagle

Alpine Eagle develops airborne, swarm-based drone defense systems. The team focuses on machine learning practitioners and robotics engineers creating counter-drone technology for government and institutional protection.

The Role

Create trajectory optimization and real-time control algorithms for agile unmanned aerial vehicles. Develop vehicle, sensor, and environmental models for simulation and training.

What You'll Do

• Create trajectory optimization and real-time control algorithms for agile unmanned aerial vehicles

• Develop vehicle, sensor, and environmental models for simulation and training

• Research and implement state-of-the-art advancements in control systems

• Design interfaces connecting perception systems and ground control units

• Integrate with PX4-based autopilots and deploy to NVIDIA platforms

• Contribute to system architecture and product roadmap decisions

• Mentor junior engineers and interns

Requirements

• Required: Master's or PhD in Robotics, Control Theory, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent professional experience

• Strong foundation in motion planning, numerical optimization, and control theory

• Proven research record applying control methods to physical agile flight systems

• Multiple years experience with PX4-based flight stacks and UAV operations

• Demonstrated hands-on problem-solving ability with strong documentation practices

• Collaborative team orientation

Nice to Have

• NVIDIA Jetson platform experience

• ROS2 proficiency

Location

Hybrid role based in Karlsruhe, Germany.