Autonomy Software Engineer - Flight Guidance & Control

Hermeus; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Stock Options

401(k) retirement plan

Bonuses

Paid parental leave

Unlimited PTO

Office lunches

Job summary

Hermeus is seeking a Senior Autonomy Software Engineer to develop flight autonomy capabilities for its supersonic vehicle fleet. You will build software spanning guidance, control, mission autonomy, and navigation, collaborating with RPA pilots, GNC engineers, software platform engineers, simulation engineers, and command-and-control teams.

This is a hands-on role for an engineer who owns difficult cross-functional problems from initial design through integration and flight testing, influencing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• Strong proficiency with modern C++ and production-quality software.
• Experience with unmanned aircraft or autonomous systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop modern C++ software for flight autonomy, guidance, navigation, and control.
• Design mission-autonomy behaviours and vehicle decision-making.
• Integrate guidance and control loops for unmanned aircraft.
• Support navigation sensors integration and validation.
• Collaborate with GNC, simulation, and operations teams to define autonomy roadmap.

Skills

C++

Autonomy

Guidance & Control

Navigation

Unmanned Systems

Flight Software

Education

Bachelors in CS/CE/EE/AE/Robotics

Tools

GNSS

INS

Linux

RTOS

Job description

Hermeus is seeking a Senior Autonomy Software Engineer to develop flight autonomy capabilities for its supersonic vehicle fleet. You will build software spanning guidance, control, mission autonomy, and navigation, collaborating with RPA pilots, GNC engineers, software platform engineers, simulation engineers, and command-and-control teams.

This is a hands-on role for an engineer who owns difficult cross-functional problems from initial design through integration and flight testing, influencing