Staff Flight Software Engineer, Embedded C/C++, Air Dominance & Strike - Advanced Effects
Role Overview
The Flight Software team develops flight-computer vehicle software for airborne and subsea vehicles.
This role supports the Air Dominance and Strike portfolio, including advanced missile programs.
The description also includes a GNC-focused passage describing work on missile and hypersonic autonomous systems; its scope does not fully align with the flight software title and duties.
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Role overview
The Flight Software team develops flight-computer vehicle software for airborne and subsea vehicles.
This role supports the Air Dominance and Strike portfolio, including advanced missile programs.
The description also includes a GNC-focused passage describing work on missile and hypersonic autonomous systems; its scope does not fully align with the flight software title and duties.
What you'll do
- Develop microcontroller software using an RTOS.
- Develop device drivers, protocols, and APIs for aircraft sensors.
- Integrate features and sensors into flight-controller software and create aircraft control systems.
- Create SITL/HITL test fixtures and analyze flight-test results.
- Support device manufacturing and operational aircraft deployments.
Core requirements
- 12+ years of industry experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Direct experience with DO-178 standards or similar certifications and with aircraft embedded software or other safety-critical systems.
- Strong C skills and a background in low-level embedded software architecture, design, and development.
- Low-level device-driver development experience with microcontrollers and application processors.
- Comfort with embedded systems tools, compilers, debuggers, and IDEs; familiarity with revision control systems.
- Familiarity with communications buses and protocols including CAN, ARINC, MIL-STD-1553, UART, SPI, I2C, and Ethernet.
- Strong debugging skills using instrumentation such as oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers.
- Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance.
Team values
- The team values delivery and iteration, accountable risk-taking, solving real-world problems quickly, and building useful software.
Compensation and benefits
- The stated salary range is USD 191,000–292,000 yearly; offers may vary based on experience, education, skills, and other business considerations.
- The posting lists equity, health benefits, retirement contributions, paid leave, family-planning support, meals, and relocation assistance.
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