Path Planning & Swarm Autonomy Engineer (m/f/d)

You will develop the path-planning capabilities of our interceptor, turning mission objectives and estimated vehicle and target states into feasible trajectories. Building on this foundation, you will extend the system toward multi-agent automation, enabling multiple interceptors to coordinate and adapt even without a continuous ground connection. You will implement the system in ROS 2 and work closely with perception, flight control, communications and our Mosaic ground-control system.

What is your Day to Day Mission: Develop path-planning and trajectory-generation algorithms for a single interceptor.

Account for target motion, vehicle dynamics, obstacles and changing mission conditions.

Integrate planning with perception and flight control through ROS 2 and MAVLink.

Validate performance through simulation, SITL/HITL, log analysis and flight testing.

Extend the planner toward multi-agent coordination, trajectory deconfliction and collision avoidance.

Develop cooperative behaviors for formation flight, mission handovers, replanning and recovery when communication is limited.

What you bring to the team: Strong path-planning fundamentals are essential. Experience with swarm automation is a plus, not a requirement. Experience with path planning, trajectory optimization, graph search or guidance.

Strong implementation skills in C++ or Rust and hands-on experience with ROS 2.

A solid understanding of vehicle kinematics, dynamics and constrained planning.

Experience with simulation, autonomous vehicles or real-world robotic systems.

The drive to take algorithms from the whiteboard through simulation and into real flight.

Why Quantum-Systems: We believe in the power of combined efforts: tech expertise paired with a customer-centric focus.

We are industry pioneers who are ambitious, bold, and visionary.

We push limits, think outside-the-box and strive for technological excellence shape to the future of aerial data.

We promise to be your runway for individual and professional growth.

Our benefits: Company pension scheme: We support you so that you can already make commissions for later.

Flexible working hours: With trust-based working hours, you are not only responsible for your working hours, but so for your work-life balance.

Mobile Work: If things get a little busy in the office, you have the option to work remotely one flexible day per week to create the right balance.

Stay active: With EGYM Wellpass, you get access to thousands of fitness and sports facilities — and of course, we subsidize the membership.

Bike leasing: We support you in staying environmentally mobile and healthy.

Corporate Benefits: Your opportunity for attractive offers and discounts from well-known suppliers and brands, e.g. Adidas, Apple, Expedia.

Employee events: We not only want to grow together, but so celebrate our successes together.

Lunch-Card: Be powerful with delicious energy, daily lunch budget is sponsored.

Company Shuttle: Enjoy our convenient shuttle service that picks you up from Laim in Munich and brings you to our location, with return trips at the end of the workday.

About us: Quantum Systems specialises in the development, design, and production of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS). The company's range of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) sUAS are built to maximize range and versatility and to provide operators with a seamless user experience. By integrating cutting-edge software capabilities, like edge computing and real-time AI-powered data processing, Quantum Systems is building next-generation UAS for clients in defence, security, public sectors.

How to Apply Please include as your cover letter: A detailed description of your hands-on projects, including photos, GitHub left, and videos, drawings.

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