# Flight Control Intern at Auterion

- Company: Auterion
- Status: Open
- Workplace: On-site
- Location: Zurich, Switzerland
- Level: Junior
- Discipline: Backend
- Employment: Internship
- Posted: 2026-11-03
- Skills: Internships
- Apply: https://auterion.com/company/careers-open-position/8928210002?gh_jid=8928210002

## Description

As a Flight Control Intern, you will contribute to the development, integration, and validation of flight control and autonomy features on Auterion-powered UAVs within the Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) team. Gain hands-on experience with Auterion’s technology stack, real-world testing, and product validation while collaborating with engineers, hardware experts, and customers. Opportunities to learn, take ownership, and grow in a dynamic startup environment.
 Responsibilities 
• Integrate, develop features for and maintain autonomous aerial vehicles.
• Design and implement algorithms in control, estimation, system state monitoring and management.
• Test in simulation and in real flights, evaluate performance and iterate quickly.
• Document and report procedures and results.
 Qualifications and Skills 
• Final-year Master’s student or graduate in mechanical, electrical, computer science, robotics or related engineering field.
• Software development experience. C++ preferred.
• Knowledge of GNC topics such as system dynamics, state estimation, and control, applied to real-world robotic systems.
• Hands-on experience with robotic hardware and electronics.
• Comfortable working with Git and Linux. 
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Bonus: PX4 ecosystem or aerial robotics experience.
• Bonus: Experience with ROS2, DDS, Docker. 
• CH/EU citizenship required. 
 Benefits 
• Flexible working hours
• Car parking 
• Enhanced maternity & paternity leave
• Mental health and wellbeing support
 About Auterion 
 We are building the leading software platform for AI

More Auterion roles: https://deviantjobs.com/companies/auterion