Graduate Software Engineer — Autonomy & Defense

Mach Industries; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Dental and Vision plans

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Job summary

Mach Industries in Huntington Beach is seeking a New Graduate Software Engineer to develop software for next‑generation autonomous defense systems. You may contribute to embedded software, firmware, flight software, autonomy, simulation, or developer infrastructure, collaborating with avionics, GNC, systems, test, and hardware.

You will work hands‑on across disciplines to build, integrate, and deploy reliable software from initial development through testing and deployment in a fast‑paced,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical field.
• Graduating with a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree by summer 2027.
• Software development experience gained through internships, research, academic projects, student teams, open‑source contributions, or professional roles.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (C, C++, Rust, or Python).
• Experience designing, building, testing, and debugging a meaningful software project.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain software for autonomous aircraft, missiles, propulsion systems, and related defense platforms.
• Write clean, efficient, and well‑tested code in C, C++, Rust, Python, or similar languages.
• Contribute to embedded software, firmware, flight software, autonomy, simulation, mission applications, and developer infrastructure.
• Collaborate with avionics, GNC, systems, test, and mechanical engineers to support hardware‑software integration.
• Build tools, automated tests, and simulation environments that accelerate software development and system validation.
• Troubleshoot and debug complex software and hardware‑software interactions.
• Optimize software for performance, latency, reliability, memory usage, and computational efficiency.
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, technical documentation, and CI processes.
• Support system integration, ground testing, flight testing, and field operations.
• Identify technical risks and proactively develop solutions that improve system performance and reliability.

Skills

C

C++

Rust

Python

Internships/Projects

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in CS/CE/EE/Robotics or related field

Graduating by Summer 2027

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Mach Industries in Huntington Beach is seeking a New Graduate Software Engineer to develop software for next‑generation autonomous defense systems. You may contribute to embedded software, firmware, flight software, autonomy, simulation, or developer infrastructure, collaborating with avionics, GNC, systems, test, and hardware.

You will work hands‑on across disciplines to build, integrate, and deploy reliable software from initial development through testing and deployment in a fast‑paced,