Build the drone infrastructure of the future with Sevendof in Norway

Sevendof is a growing startup in Trondheim focused on building the drone infrastructure of the future. We seek to make drones available as a service to businesses for purposes such as inspection, mapping, and search and rescue. Sevendof will operate a network of long-range drones which are stationed in the field, enabling missions to be carried out automatically. We are now hiring four full-time engineers to help develop the first production version of our system.

For all our positions we require the following qualifications:

  • A higher education degree in Robotics, Computer Science or related field
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently on challenging tasks
  • Passion and motivation for solving complex tasks
  • Drive to challenge yourself and learn
  • Experience writing robust and efficient code.

Open position #1: Autonomous Systems Engineer

As a member of the autonomous systems team you will be working on the necessary functionality to enable the execution of drone missions according to a flight plan. Your work will be focused on tasks such as sensor fusion, path planning, navigation and collision avoidance algorithms.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience with developing autonomous systems
  • Experience with the use of LiDAR and camera sensors
  • Experience with developing performant real-time software
  • Experience with software-in-loop and hardware-in-loop testing
  • Experience with development using C++, Python, ROS, Gazebo
  • Experience with drone development

Open position #2: Simulation Engineer

Robustness and safety is critical to the operation of our drone infrastructure. As a simulation engineer you will be responsible for developing a framework to test all infrastructure software within a physically accurate simulation, including interactions between drone stations and drone vehicles, as well as systematic testing of local drone autonomy.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience with developing graphical simulations
  • Experience with creating sensor models
  • Experience with developing performant real-time software
  • Experience with software-in-loop and hardware-in-loop testing
  • Experience with C++, ROS, Gazebo, Python, Unreal Engine 4
  • Experience with test processes and documentation of test results

Open position #3: Full-stack Engineer

As a full-stack engineer, you will work on building the web services for our drone infrastructure. Customers and operational personell will use our web application to order and coordinate drone missions, as well as visualize and analyze resulting data.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Proven experience developing full-stack applications
  • Experience with React.js/Vue.js or similar
  • Experience with WebGL
  • Experience with database design and configuration
  • Experience with cloud services such as AWS and GCS
  • Experience with API design
  • Experience with IT security

Open position #4: Mission Coordinator Engineer

Based on a high-level mission description sent by a customer, the responsibility of the mission coordinator is to generate a valid flight plan which takes into account the environment, laws and regulations, and the available resources in the drone network.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience with algorithms for route planning and resource allocation
  • Experience with geomatics and GIS software
  • Experience with development in C++ and Python

We can offer

  • Exciting and rewarding work. You will not be bored!
  • Be a part of a passionate and motivated team
  • The opportunity to work on new systems where you can influence strategies, technologies, and implementations.
  • Offices in the exciting FAKTRY incubator with 14 other start-ups
  • Gym membership included
  • Unlimited Kjeldsberg coffee
  • Table tennis with Alfredo and Johannes

To apply for a position, send us your application, CV, grades, references, and portfolio of relevant work to: careers@sevendof.com