Hermeus
Senior Flight Software Engineer
$160K–$195K
Atlanta, GA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 19, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in embedded flight software development. The posting is open to Software Engineer II or Principal Engineer candidates.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- 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 tests embedded flight software for aircraft systems, working with hardware and systems engineers to integrate and validate safety-critical software.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain embedded flight software for flight control, navigation, communication, and avionics systems.
- Create software requirements and design documents, and write and maintain technical documentation.
- Test and debug software, and collaborate on system-level tests, simulations, and safety-critical compliance work.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in embedded flight software development.
- Professional experience programming in C/C++.
- Experience with embedded flight software development tools and methodologies.
Nice to have
- Experience with RTOS or embedded Linux for real-time applications, or low-level hardware interfaces such as CAN, RS422, MIL-STD-1553, or ARINC429.
- Experience with fault-redundant design and safety-critical development processes such as DO-178C or MIL-516C; avionics, flight control, or navigation systems knowledge.
Pay
USD 159,750–195,250 per-year-salary; base salary
Tools
C/C++, RTOS, embedded Linux, CAN, RS422, MIL-STD-1553, ARINC429, DO-178C
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