nschuett

San Rafael, CA (San Francisco Bay Area)

PreNav (http://www.prenav.com) is building the future of autonomous flight for drones (UAVs, sUAS, quadcopters, multirotors, etc.). We're focused on the 50 meters closest to the earth, which involves sensing and avoiding trees, buildings, power lines, people, and more. We're currently looking for our first hires -- people who want to join a funded start-up in its earliest days. If interested, send an email to jobs @ prenav.com and attach your resume.

ROBOTICS ENGINEERS

We need people who are experts in some or all of the following domains. Here are a few of our favorite keywords:

Computer Vision: tracking, slam, features, odometry, learning, classification. Control: feedback systems, planning, optimization, multi-dof, nonlinear. Graphics: projective geometry, point clouds, OpenGL, shading. Learning: data massage, analysis, classification, prediction.

Your tools are probably some mix of C++, Matlab, python or other. We want you to have put systems into production.

DESIGN

You love design, so do we. You are into UI/UX in C++/python, mobile, web.

FIELD OPERATIONS ENGINEER

We need help flying. You are a drone expert, hardware/software troubleshooter, and comfortable in front of clients.

----- Please apply at jobs @ prenav.com

PreNav (http://www.prenav.com), based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is building computer vision and collision avoidance for drones. We're hiring for the following roles:

------------ CONTROLS ENGINEER (DRONES)

Masters or Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, controls, or relevant experience working with multirotors on aggressive, autonomous flight.

------------ ROBOT PROGRAMMER

Experience or interest in Robotics, Computer Vision, neural networks/machine learning, C++, Python, Qt, Computer Graphics, OpenGL, GLSL, CUDA.

------------ UI/UX DEVELOPER

Interface design and coding for web, mobile and desktop apps. Need to be experienced with C++, Python, Javascript, HTML, CSS, Photoshop

------------ We offer benefits and a competitive salary. Apply at http://www.prenav.com/jobs.html

One of the hardest things about these "escape from the room" games is keeping all the puzzles and clues organized, and sharing progress across the whole team. It's a pretty great exercise in project mgmt and teamwork.

I don't think skycatch is doing realtime 3d mapping. Most likely they're using photogrammetry that takes a couple hours to process after the flight.

They did a nice job with the video, but the concept is unrealistic for a few more years. The drone can't navigate autonomously via GPS through all those obstacles.