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Sentradel

Guidance and Controls Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$120K - $190K/yr

Sentradel is a defense startup in San Francisco building autonomous, low cost kinetic turret systems designed to defeat Group 1 (small FPV drones) and low flying Group 2 drone threats. We have shot ...

Allen Control Systems

IT Help Desk Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

Allen Control Systems (ACS) is a cutting-edge defense startup focused on developing autonomous gun turrets with advanced computer vision and control systems. They are seeking an IT Help Desk Engineer ...

Clera

Senior Robotics Engineer

Austin, TX · Remote

$150K - $250K/yr

About the Role A small, fast-moving defense tech startup in Austin, TX is hiring a hands-on Senior Robotics Engineer to design the physical control systems powering high-speed interceptor platforms.

Sentradel

Head of Manufacturing

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$120K - $220K/yr

Sentradel is a defense startup in San Francisco building autonomous, low cost kinetic turret systems designed to defeat Group 1 (small FPV drones) and low flying Group 2 drone threats. We have shot ...

Allen Control Systems

Software Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

Allen Control Systems (ACS) is a cutting-edge defense startup developing advanced technologies for targeting and neutralizing drones. They are seeking a highly skilled software engineer proficient in ...

Allen Control Systems

Software Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

Allen Control Systems (ACS) is a cutting-edge defense startup developing autonomous gun turret technology. They are seeking a highly skilled software engineer proficient in C++ or Python to design ...

Allen Control Systems

Mechanical Engineering Manager

Austin, TX · On-site

$151K - $219K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • PTO

Company Overview Allen Control Systems (ACS) is a cutting-edge defense startup founded by two former Navy electrical engineers with a proven track record in robotics and software. We are developing ...

Sentradel

Electrical Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$110K - $170K/yr

Sentradel is a defense startup in San Francisco building autonomous, low cost kinetic turret systems designed to defeat Group 1 (small FPV drones) and low flying Group 2 drone threats. We have shot ...

Allen Control Systems

Chief Mechanical Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • PTO

Company Overview Allen Control Systems (ACS) is a cutting-edge defense startup founded by two former Navy electrical engineers with a proven track record in robotics and software. We are developing ...

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Guidance and Controls Engineer

Sentradel

San Francisco, CA • On-site

$120K - $190K/yr

Full-time

This job post has expired 1 day ago. Applications are no longer accepted.

Job description

About Sentradel
Over 90 percent of combat deaths in Ukraine are caused by small drones. In Colombia, over 100 military and police officers have been killed by cartel operated drones. Shahed drones hit civilian and military targets across the Middle East uncontested. Unjammable fiber optic and AI controlled drones are making the threat cheaper, faster, and harder to stop. This problem will only get worse.
Sentradel is a defense startup in San Francisco building autonomous, low cost kinetic turret systems designed to defeat Group 1 (small FPV drones) and low flying Group 2 drone threats. We have shot down dozens of drones in live fire testing, have active Department of War agreements, commercial partnerships, and sales.
How we work
Full time, in person at our San Francisco office. We also travel and test frequently at our Nevada range, and across the US at demos with partners and customers.
Job Overview
We are seeking a guidance and controls engineer to be responsible for gimbal control, state estimation, and target leading for the turret.
Responsibilities
• Design and tune closed loop control for the gimbal
• Build state estimation and target leading
Qualifications
• You have built closed loop control systems with a strong understanding of classical controls and state estimation
• Experience with ROS
• C++ experience
US Person Requirement
Sentradel is a US defense contractor and this role involves access to export-controlled technical data. Applicants must be a US Person as defined under ITAR (22 CFR 120.62): a US citizen, US lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or a protected individual such as a refugee or asylee.

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