Chaos Industries
Guidance Software Engineer
$160K–$280K
El Segundo, California, United States +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Location
- El Segundo, California, United States
Los Angeles, California, United States - Experience
- 10+ years in professional, object-oriented software development.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related degree.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. Person status is required because the role requires the ability to access a U.S.-only data system.
About the job
Lead the design and implementation of guidance and navigation software for a clean-sheet aircraft design, supporting airframe work and software integration on flight hardware.
What you'll do
- Implement guidance and navigation software within COTS frameworks.
- Support airframe design and integrate software with flight hardware.
- Work full-time on-site in Hawthorne, Los Angeles, California.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related degree.
- 10+ years of professional object-oriented software development experience.
- Experience designing and implementing UAS guidance algorithms using commercial autopilot frameworks such as ArduPilot; practical understanding of fixed-wing and rotary-wing flight dynamics.
- Experience with microcontroller architectures and Linux-based systems, real-time embedded software with hardware interfaces, vendor low-level drivers and firmware, and Agile processes including Scrum, CI, and TDD; U.S. Person status required.
Nice to have
- Current or previous DoD security clearance; Part 107 remote pilot certification.
- EO/IR or radar sensor integration; VHDL and AMD/Xilinx FPGA development; git; production software deployment, high-TRL systems, or HW/SW integration and verification experience.
Pay
$160,000 - $280,000 (base salary)
Tools
ArduPilot, STM32, Linux, Nvidia Jetson, AMD/Xilinx SoC, Microblaze, VHDL, git
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