Autonomy Systems Software Engineer — Flight & Simulation

Wisk Aero; Hollister (CA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

medical

dental

vision

life insurance

9 off Fridays for full-time employees

flexible vacation time off

11 company holidays

401(k) plan with 50% company matching

commuter assistance

education assistance

free catered lunches

flight lessons

wellness allowances

snacks

drinks

employee referral bonus

charitable giving match

patent bonus program

Job summary

Wisk Aero in Hollister, CA, is seeking a Software Engineer to join our R&D team focused on autonomous eVTOL systems. This onsite role requires hands-on development across software modules, simulation, and test workflows to advance surrogate platform testing and rapid evaluation of autonomy features.

You will collaborate with software and systems engineers, implement robust software for end-to-end sensor testing, and contribute to the integration of new modules in our helicopter platform and

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, STEM, or equivalent with 3+ years software experience.
• Proficiency in Python for robotics and low-level IO or network services.
• Experience with JIRA and other project management/CI tools.
• Experience capturing and analyzing network traffic (Wireshark, tcpdump, iPerf).
• Proficiency with Linux environments and shell scripting.
• Experience with Docker or containerization.
• C/C++ with GNU toolchain (gcc, gdb) and RTOS experience is a plus.
• Familiar with flight simulators and in-the-loop testing.
• Familiar with Agile, unit testing, and test-driven development.
• Knowledge of aviation sensors (ADS-B, GPS, INS) and avionics protocols (CAN, ARINC, I2C, SPI).

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a full stack autonomy system in surrogate aircraft.
• Develop software for end-to-end testing of embedded sensors from simulation to flight test.
• Collaborate with systems engineers on requirements for detection, navigation, and flight path management.
• Develop test plans covering flight tests, data collection, and expected results.

Skills

Python for robotics

CI/CD tools (JIRA)

Networking analysis (Wireshark)

Linux scripting

Docker / containerization

C/C++ with GNU toolchain

Flight simulators in-the-loop

Agile / TDD

Embedded systems protocols (CAN ARINC,

RTOS experience

Education

B.S. in Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, STEM, or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Google Cloud / BigQuery

GDB

Git

Job description

Wisk Aero in Hollister, CA, is seeking a Software Engineer to join our R&D team focused on autonomous eVTOL systems. This onsite role requires hands-on development across software modules, simulation, and test workflows to advance surrogate platform testing and rapid evaluation of autonomy features.

You will collaborate with software and systems engineers, implement robust software for end-to-end sensor testing, and contribute to the integration of new modules in our helicopter platform and