Hermeus
Senior Autonomy Software Engineer
$130K–$210K
Los Angeles, CA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 28, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical field
- Visa sponsorship
- The person hired must be a U.S. person as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing.
About the job
Develops and integrates flight-autonomy software for supersonic aircraft, spanning guidance, control, navigation, mission behaviors, and flight testing.
What you'll do
- Develop modern C++ flight-autonomy software, guidance and control loops, and mission-autonomy behaviors.
- Integrate and validate autonomy and navigation capabilities with aircraft systems, simulations, and command-and-control systems.
- Support software, hardware, ground, and flight testing; resolve cross-functional technical problems.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a listed or related technical field.
- Strong proficiency with modern C++ and production-quality software development.
- Experience developing software for autonomous systems and with guidance/control algorithms or vehicle guidance software.
- Experience developing or integrating flight or mission autonomy, navigation systems, sensors, or state-estimation solutions.
Nice to have
- Experience with unmanned aerial systems, remotely piloted aircraft, or flight guidance and control.
- Experience with GNSS, INS, IMUs, sensor fusion, command-and-control integration, or flight testing.
Pay
USD 130,000–210,000 per year base salary
Tools
modern C++, Linux, GNSS, INS, IMUs, SIL, HIL
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