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Udacity · 21 hours ago

External Contractor - Mentor role for Flying Car and Autonomous Flight Engineer track

United States

Full-time, Contract

Remote

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Udacity, now an Accenture company, is focused on transforming tech talent through its online learning platform. They are seeking an External Contractor Mentor for the Flying Car and Autonomous Flight Engineer track to provide technical support and guidance to students in their Nanodegree programs.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)E-LearningEdTechEducationMachine LearningRoboticsSoftwareTraining

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Provide technical support for students over an online community forum

Answer questions around course content over the forum and facilitate content for students who get stuck in learning

Host one weekly live virtual session to offer direct, real-time support to students

Redirect learners to appropriate support channels and escalate issues to the Mentor Operations team when needed

Qualification

Quadrotor control systemsPID ControllersAutomated Path PlanningSensor FusionTeaching technical conceptsPublic speakingPositive characterFluency in English

Required

Fluency in English both written and spoken

Eligibility Requirements: Mentors must have at least 7 years of industry experience or a master's degree in the relevant field

Technical competence: Quadrotor control systems and hardware, proven ability to implement and tune PID Controllers and advanced state estimation filters (EKF, UKF), Automated Path Planning using graph algorithms, coordinate systems (Rotation Matrices, Quaternions) and 3D robot motion control, Sensor Fusion and probabilistic methods for tracking and localization

Graduate from a Udacity Nanodegree Program is a added plus

Experience teaching technical concepts and public speaking, organizing technical talks, or webinars

Positive character, trusted by the students, creating emotional ties in the group

Flexibility at their current job to take this challenge part-time as an external contractor