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Earthly Dynamics Corporation (EDC) is an aerospace research and development company located in the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area that creates autonomous control technologies with a specific focus on unmanned aircraft and guided airdrop systems. Engineers at EDC are engaged in a diverse and technically challenging set of activities, and work with colleagues and clients in a collaborative environment.
Electrical Engineer
Electrical engineers at EDC design, build, and test avionics systems. These engineers focus on electrical circuit design, board layout, power systems, and embedded programming.
Roswell, GA | Full-time | Hybrid
Your Role:
As an electrical engineer at Earthly Dynamics, you will spark life into our aerospace and robotic systems. Electrical engineers at EDC create and model the circuitry needed for systems. You will design and implement systems for powering the sensors, actuators, computational units, and propulsion systems onboard our aircraft and robots. Likewise, you will design and test printed circuit boards that enable the control and operation our systems and technologies. Further, you will write embedded code to operate real-time systems efficiently and work with data and signal processing. At EDC, you will continually prototype circuits for rapid design iterations. If you want to enable technologies through intelligent circuit design and programming, then the electrical engineering role at EDC is right for you!
Qualifications:
- BS, MS, or PHD in electrical or computer engineering, or related discipline.
- Your experience and education will be reflected in your position level and compensation. We welcome applicants from new graduates to experienced senior leaders.
Relevant Skills & Experiences:
- Primary
- Schematic and PCB design knowledge
- Integrated circuit component selection given sensing and electromechanical system design requirements
- Integration with mechanical actuators
- Embedded C firmware development for microcontrollers
- Python knowledge
- Project documentation
- Supplementary
- Programming languages: MATLAB, Python, C
- KiCad 7.0 experience
- RTOS experience
- Microchip Studio experience
- Version control software (Git or other)
- Measurement tools: oscilloscopes, logic analyzer
- Manufacturing: soldering, heat gun
- Prototyping tools: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Sparkfun, Adafruit
- Experience working with real-time systems
We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all the requirements as we are open to discuss what you can bring to the team!
Benefits:
Earthly Dynamics offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes:
- Healthcare coverage options including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Time off: 160 hours of accrued paid time off a year, 10 paid holidays, 40 hours of accrued paid sick leave a year, and paid parental leave.
- Flexible work schedules and telework.
- 401k with 5% employer match.
- Weekly catered lunches, office refreshments, and team event outings.
Due to the nature of the work and requirements of our sponsors, we are only accepting applications from US Citizens or Green Card holders at this time.
Mechatronics Engineer
Mechatronics engineers at EDC design, integrate, and test electromechanical systems. These engineers focus on sensors, actuators, and the hardware and logic that integrates them.
Roswell, GA | Full-time | Hybrid
Your Role:
As a mechatronics engineer at Earthly Dynamics, you will blend electronics and mechanics to cutting-edge capability. Mechatronics engineers at EDC design and implement hardware systems that enable desired capability. You will develop actuation systems that expand robotic and aerospace capabilities. You will design and implement sensor systems that provide accurate measurements for control and decision making. EDC works in a team environment. You may find yourself working with an electrical engineer on a PCB design, a mechanical engineer on a robotic arm structure, or a robotics engineer on a Lidar system. You will be involved in frequent and continual prototyping. If you want to be the keystone of creating advanced aerospace/robotic systems, then the mechatronics engineering role at EDC is right for you!
Qualifications:
- BS, MS, or PHD in mechatronics, mechanical, electrical, biomedical or robotics engineering, or related discipline.
- Your experience and education will be reflected in your position level and compensation. We welcome applicants from new graduates to experienced senior leaders.
Relevant Skills & Experiences:
- Primary
- Microcontrollers, sensor, and actuator integration
- Embedded C firmware development for microcontrollers
- Collaborating with electrical engineers on PCB design
- Collaborating with mechanical engineers on structural design
- Project documentation
- Supplementary
- Programming languages: MATLAB, Python, C
- Flight testing
- Autonomous system design
- Schematic and PCB design knowledge
- Computer aided design (experience with SolidWorks preferred)
- Control system knowledge
- RTOS experience
- Experience working with real-time systems
We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all the requirements as we are open to discuss what you can bring to the team!
Benefits:
Earthly Dynamics offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes:
- Healthcare coverage options including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Time off: 160 hours of accrued paid time off a year, 10 paid holidays, 40 hours of accrued paid sick leave a year, and paid parental leave.
- Flexible work schedules and telework.
- 401k with 5% employer match.
- Weekly catered lunches, office refreshments, and team event outings.
Due to the nature of the work and requirements of our sponsors, we are only accepting applications from US Citizens or Green Card holders at this time.
Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical engineers at EDC design, integrate, and test mechanical systems. These engineers focus on computer aided design, structural analysis, mechanism design, prototyping, and machining.
Roswell, GA | Full-time | Hybrid
Your Role:
As a mechanical engineer at Earthly Dynamics, you will create the backbone foundation of aerospace innovation. Mechanical engineers at EDC create structures and mechanisms with an emphasis on capabilities and flight performance. You will design and analyze structural members with an emphasis of weight to strength, such as for a robotic landing gear. You will create mechanisms that enable advanced maneuverability and capabilities, such as flight control mechanisms and robotic grasping. Further, you will use knowledge of fluids, heat transfer, and material science to create novel technologies such as the EDC Hot Wire Cutter. Prototyping is a continual and frequent step in the EDC design process, and you will enable this through 3D printing and machining parts. If you want to support innovation through foundational technologies, then the mechanical engineering role at EDC is right for you!
Qualifications:
- BS, MS, or PHD in mechanical, aerospace or structural engineering, or related discipline.
- Your experience and education will be reflected in your position level and compensation. We welcome applicants from new graduates to experienced senior leaders.
Relevant Skills & Experiences:
- Primary
- Computer aided design (experience with SolidWorks preferred)
- Basic prototyping and machining
- Structural analysis knowledge
- Component selection and sizing
- Material selection
- Project documentation
- Supplementary
- Programming languages: MATLAB, Python
- Manufacturing skills: mills, lathes, welding, 3D printing
- Flight and engineering testing
- Robotic and aerospace design
- Finite element analysis
- Heat transfer and thermodynamics
- Fluid dynamics
- Electronics integration
- Actuation and mechanism design
We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all the requirements as we are open to discuss what you can bring to the team!
Benefits:
Earthly Dynamics offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes:
- Healthcare coverage options including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Time off: 160 hours of accrued paid time off a year, 10 paid holidays, 40 hours of accrued paid sick leave a year, and paid parental leave.
- Flexible work schedules and telework.
- 401k with 5% employer match.
- Weekly catered lunches, office refreshments, and team event outings.
Due to the nature of the work and requirements of our sponsors, we are only accepting applications from US Citizens or Green Card holders at this time.
Aerospace Engineer
Aerospace engineers at EDC design, integrate, and test flight systems. These engineers focus on flight stability, control system design, aerodynamic modeling, dynamic simulation, and flight testing.
Roswell, GA | Full-time | Hybrid
Your Role:
As an aerospace engineer at Earthly Dynamics, you will bring ideas from the drawing board to the sky. Aerospace engineers at EDC work on adapting existing flight systems as well as novel design. Your work will span across all aerospace systems from parafoils, to fixed wing, to rotorcraft. You will help design state-of-the-art flight actuation systems such as our in-canopy bleed-air actuators. You will work with EDC simulation tools such as Taero to model flight systems in order to predict performance and guide design. To enable the next generation of advanced maneuverability and autonomous capabilities, you will design, tune, and implement flight control systems. Flight testing is a core and continual part of the EDC engineering design process, and you will be involved in flight test design, execution, and analysis. If you want to push the limits of aerospace capabilities, then the aerospace engineering role at EDC is right for you!
Qualifications:
- BS, MS, or PHD in aerospace or mechanical engineering, physics, or related discipline
- Your experience and education will be reflected in your position level and compensation. We welcome applicants from new graduates to experienced senior leaders.
Relevant Skills & Experiences:
- Primary
- Dynamic modeling and simulation
- Component selection and sizing
- Flight stability and control
- Project documentation
- Supplementary
- Programming languages: MATLAB, Python, Julia, Fortran, C++, Embedded C
- Aerodynamics and fluid analysis
- Aerospace control mechanism design
- Contact and attachment dynamics
- Guidance, navigation, and control
- Multibody dynamics
- Optimization
- State estimation and filtering
- System identification
We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all the requirements as we are open to discuss what you can bring to the team!
Benefits:
Earthly Dynamics offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes:
- Healthcare coverage options including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Time off: 160 hours of accrued paid time off a year, 10 paid holidays, 40 hours of accrued paid sick leave a year, and paid parental leave.
- Flexible work schedules and telework.
- 401k with 5% employer match.
- Weekly catered lunches, office refreshments, and team event outings.
Due to the nature of the work and requirements of our sponsors, we are only accepting applications from US Citizens or Green Card holders at this time.
Software Engineer
Software engineers at EDC design, test, and maintain software applications. These engineers focus on front–end user interfaces, back-end data systems, embedded system features, and optimizing software performance.
Roswell, GA | Full-time | Hybrid
Your Role:
As a software engineer at Earthly Dynamics, you will create effective and user-friendly applications to enable aerospace missions and technologies. Software engineers at EDC cover a wide range of software disciplines from front to back-end. You will create graphical user interfaces for our software and applications. This includes android and IOS development. You will help improve software through efficiency improvements and adding features. This could be improving the space efficiency or speed of an embedded device. You will work on data structures and transfers, such as implementing serial connection data pipelines for robotic systems. With your expertise, you will ensure coding standards are followed and code bases are properly maintained. If you want to work on a variety of software applications that enable advanced aerospace technology, then the software engineering role at EDC is right for you!
Qualifications:
- BS, MS, or PHD in computer science, industrial engineering, math, or related discipline.
- Your experience and education will be reflected in your position level and compensation. We welcome applicants from new graduates to experienced senior leaders.
Relevant Skills & Experiences:
- Primary
- Graphical user interfaces
- Data structures and algorithms
- Serial communications
- Unit testing
- Version control software (Git or other)
- Project documentation
- Supplementary
- Programming languages: MATLAB, Python, Julia, Fortran, C++, Embedded C
- Serial communication systems: I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, USB
- High-performance computing
- Memory and speed optimization
- Embedded programming
- Application development
- Modeling and simulation
- Code refactoring and maintenance
- Experience working with real-time systems
We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all the requirements as we are open to discuss what you can bring to the team!
Benefits:
Earthly Dynamics offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes:
- Healthcare coverage options including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Time off: 160 hours of accrued paid time off a year, 10 paid holidays, 40 hours of accrued paid sick leave a year, and paid parental leave.
- Flexible work schedules and telework.
- 401k with 5% employer match.
- Weekly catered lunches, office refreshments, and team event outings.
Due to the nature of the work and requirements of our sponsors, we are only accepting applications from US Citizens or Green Card holders at this time.
Robotics Engineer
Robotics engineers at EDC design, integrate, and test autonomous systems. These engineers focus on control systems, robotic perception, decision making, guidance, navigation, and artificial intelligence.
Roswell, GA | Full-time | Hybrid
Your Role:
As a robotics engineer at Earthly Dynamics, you will apply theory to create real-world autonomy. Robotics engineers at EDC leverage the full potential of our robotic and aerospace systems by implementing cutting-edge autonomy. Our roboticists cover the steps of autonomy: sense, think, act. You will design and implement perception systems, including computer vision systems, that allow EDC robots to sense the world and act on that information. This includes simultaneously designing sensor systems and algorithms, such as for quadcopter visual navigation. Furthermore, you will enable autonomous decision making and planning. You will work on object detection, pose estimation, localization, mapping, path planning, and more. Finally, you will design and implement control systems to act on the decisions made. If you want to push the limits of autonomous capability, then the robotics engineering role at EDC is right for you!
Qualifications:
- BS, MS, or PHD in robotics engineering, artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer science, or related discipline.
- Your experience and education will be reflected in your position level and compensation. We welcome applicants from new graduates to experienced senior leaders.
Relevant Skills & Experiences:
- Primary
- Applied machine learning
- Computer vision and perception systems
- Control system analysis and design
- Project documentation
- Supplementary
- Programming languages: MATLAB, Python, Julia, Fortran, C++, Embedded C
- Robotics software: Gazebo, ROS
- Machine learning framework: PyTorch (preferred), TensorFlow
- Embedded programming
- Navigation/localization and guidance/path planning
- State estimation
- Decision making systems
- Autonomous system design
- Flight system design and testing
- Large data models and parallel processing
- Dynamic modeling and simulation
- Version control software (Git or other)
We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all the requirements as we are open to discuss what you can bring to the team!
Benefits:
Earthly Dynamics offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes:
- Healthcare coverage options including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Time off: 160 hours of accrued paid time off a year, 10 paid holidays, 40 hours of accrued paid sick leave a year, and paid parental leave.
- Flexible work schedules and telework.
- 401k with 5% employer match.
- Weekly catered lunches, office refreshments, and team event outings.
Due to the nature of the work and requirements of our sponsors, we are only accepting applications from US Citizens or Green Card holders at this time.
Interested in an Internship?
Earthly Dynamics offers full-time internships in the summers* for engineering, business, and design. At an EDC summer internship, you will apply what you have learned in school and from other experiences to real-world challenges. Our interns work closely with mentors in their discipline area. You will work on a main goal from the start to finish of the summer. All of this will culminate in a final company presentation. Our hope is that this gives you a complete experience that enhances your skill set and builds on your resume. You can check out the experience of some of our previous interns! If you are looking for an exciting challenge in cutting-edge aerospace research, then we welcome you to apply!
*For returning interns we offer part-time and full-time internships throughout the year.