Drimva

Anduril

Senior Flight Software Engineer, Embedded C/C++, Air Dominance & Strike

$166K–$253K

Costa Mesa, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Feb 7, 2025

Experience
8+ years of experience in industry.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, etc., or equivalent experience.
Visa sponsorship
Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance.

About the job

Develops microcontroller-based embedded flight software and aircraft control systems, integrating sensors and supporting flight testing, manufacturing, and deployments.

What you'll do

  • Develop microcontroller software using an RTOS, including device drivers, protocols, and APIs for aircraft sensors.
  • Integrate features and sensors into flight controller software; create aircraft control systems and SITL/HITL test fixtures.
  • Analyze flight test results and support device manufacturing and operational aircraft deployments.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, etc., or equivalent experience.
  • Direct experience with DO-178 standards or similar certifications and aircraft embedded software or other safety-critical systems.
  • Strong C programming skills and low-level embedded software architecture, design, development, and device-driver experience.
  • Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance.

Pay

$166,000 — $253,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

C, RTOS, CAN, CANFD, ARINC-825, ARINC-429, MIL-STD-1553, UART/RS232/RS422/RS485

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