Flight Software Engineer: Real-Time Embedded for Aerospace

Mach Industries Inc.

Huntington Beach, Northern (CA, KY)

Hybrid

USD 125,000 - 220,000

Full time

3 hours ago
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Job summary

Mach Industries Inc. seeks a Software Engineer, Flight Software to develop safety-critical, real-time embedded software for aerospace platforms. You will work on designing and implementing flight software that powers autonomous systems, collaborating with hardware and aerospace specialists.

The role covers C, C++, Rust, and MATLAB/Simulink, with a path from new grad to senior. Strong emphasis on rigorous testing, verification, and integration with avionics and sensors.

Qualifications

  • Strong proficiency in C and C++ for embedded systems programming.
  • Hands-on experience with embedded systems and real-time environments.
  • Experience with flight software principles and hard real-time systems.
  • Understanding of MATLAB and Simulink.
  • Strong academic background in CS/EE or related field, with embedded focus.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and implement real-time flight software in C/C++ for embedded systems.
  • Engineer efficient embedded software with attention to resource constraints and hardware interfaces.
  • Collaborate with hardware and systems engineers to integrate flight software with avionics and sensors.
  • Develop and execute unit, integration, and system testing in simulation and on flight hardware.
  • Contribute to requirements analysis, architecture design, coding, verification, and validation of flight-critical software.

Skills

C programming
C++ programming
Embedded systems
Real-time OS
MATLAB/Simulink
Aerospace knowledge
Rust (preferred)

Education

CS/EE or related field

Tools

MATLAB
Simulink

Job description

Mach Industries Inc. seeks a Software Engineer, Flight Software to develop safety-critical, real-time embedded software for aerospace platforms. You will work on designing and implementing flight software that powers autonomous systems, collaborating with hardware and aerospace specialists.

The role covers C, C++, Rust, and MATLAB/Simulink, with a path from new grad to senior. Strong emphasis on rigorous testing, verification, and integration with avionics and sensors.

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