The Flight Software Engineer will play a key role in a small, fast-moving team, writing code and implementing software for our electric-powered, fly-by-wire aircraft. This engineer will help develop the core C++ flight software platform. You will work closely with the hardware, mechanical, integration, and flight-testing teams to design, develop, test and improve system-level behaviors.

This role requires the candidate to thrive in a high paced environment and be comfortable with the design, development, and test life cycle of rapid aerospace R&D.  This role will include interfacing with engineering management, certification authorities, and fellow engineers and analysts, so strong communication and inter-personal skills are required. 

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead development of safety critical, highly reliable software components for EVTOL systems.

• Own software lifecycle, from prototype development to deployed flight software

• Own all aspects of software development, including design, testing, and mission integration

• Participate in rapid prototyping activities to develop and mature new technologies

• Work with a multi-disciplinary team to develop and integrate complex hardware/software systems

• Work with system architects to decompose item requirements into high level and low level software requirements in compliance with DO-178C

• Collaborate with the certification and safety teams to ensure software compliance with DO-178C

 Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or science discipline OR 2+ years of experience in software development

• At least 5+ years of experience in a related field

• Mastery of C/C++

• Expert knowledge of object-oriented programming methodology, multi-layered system architectures, and creating clean APIs

• Experience developing software on bare-metal systems and Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS), including multi-threaded systems

• Experience with diverse tools and technologies used for the development, testing, and analysis of DO-178C software, including modern integrated development environments and debuggers

• Understanding of git version control

• Hands-on experience through the aerospace software development life cycle

• Experience developing software complying with safety standards like DO-178C, DO-330, or ISO 26262

• Deep understanding of communication standards and protocols (RS-422/485, CAN, ARINC-429, SPI, I2C, etc)

• Familiarity with debuggers and lab instruments such oscilloscopes and bus analyzers

• Experience with board bring-up and driver development

Desired Skills:

• Exposure to other languages such as: Python, C#, Lisp

• Experience with VHDL and/or Verilog development

• Familiarity with modeling tools like UML or SysML