Company Description

Here at Volocopter, we are the pioneers of electric air taxis (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft - eVTOLs). We have pledged to bring urban air mobility to life by getting electric air taxis and other eVTOLs off the ground in a way that complements existing transportation options in megacities across the globe. Our aim is to offer affordable, on-demand air taxi services that fly people to their destination quickly and safely. In 2011 we carried out the first-ever piloted flight of a fully electric multicopter and have since conducted more than 1,500 public and private test flights across the world (www.volocopter.com). 

Job Description

Your mission during this flight:

As Computer Vision student in our pre-development and R&D projects in Munich, you will have a unique opportunity to deepen your skills and knowledge in the domain of computer vision. In particular to define, develop and test full pipelines for trackers detection, pose estimation, feature detection and/or segmentation and filtering of image feeds.

Potential projects:

• Support landing and final approach via the use of fiducial markers
• Develop object tracking methods to support flight control algorithms
• Compare several methods including machine learning ones for the above

Qualifications

Check in your professional skills:

• Studies in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or similar with lectures in computer vision
• Proficiency in Python or C++
• Hands-on attitude, passion for making and seeing stuff work/move/fly 

Desired skills

• Theoretical and preferably applied knowledge in the field of computer vision (e.g. student project)
• Experience with machine vision library (e.g. OpenCV)
• Track record of projects conducted with ROS2 is a plus
• Experience in software related project management (e.g. Jira) is a plus
• Structured way of working, attention to detail, high sense of responsibility and accountability.

Additional Information

Our Volocopter flight includes:  

• Fast-growing high-tech company with a superb network of investors and partners   
• Chance to shape the future of aviation  
• Help us to create groundbreaking new projects - from scratch!   
• Personal accountability, as well as growth and learning opportunities, based on your personal strengths  
• An inspiring workplace with modern workspaces, flexible hours, quick decision-making, a flat hierarchy, positive leadership, great team spirit  
• Attractive compensation package

Diversity at Volocopter:  

Our differences are what make us great. Here at Volocopter, we value equal opportunities and trust. As air mobility industry innovators, we believe that changing the world starts on team level. We are committed to fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential.