Lead Embedded Systems Engineer for Aerial Robotics

AeroVironment, Inc.; Virginia Colony (CA); Sur place; USD 147 000 - 224 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Résumé du poste

The Principal Software Engineer at AeroVironment leads development of embedded software for unmanned and robotic systems across defense and commercial applications. The Embedded Software Engineer writes functional software for deployment on embedded devices and flight-test environments.

Responsibilities include sensor/processor integration, prototype/software design, configuration control, system requirements and test plan creation, and transition to production and certification while

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering or related field is required or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Minimum 12 - 15 years of experience years of relevant experience
• Proficient with Python, C, C++11, C++ STL and/or OpenCL
• Demonstrated knowledge of Visual Studio, Eclipse or similar IDE as well as defect tracking tools
• Experienced working with common protocols such as RS-485, RS-232, CAN, I2C, SPI, USB
• Demonstrated mathematical and analytical skills are required
• Periodic travel will likely be required in support of testing equipment at approved flying locations
• Periods of development may require long irregular hours around deadlines, weekends and some holidays and in field test environments

Responsabilités

• Writes and tests software to support integration of sensors and embedded processors into aircraft (such as autopilots, payloads, software defined radios or other functional components) or other robotic systems
• Designs and implements software for prototypes and products using established AeroVironment and industry developed tools and practices
• Ensure good configuration control and management of software
• Leads in writing of system requirements, system test plans, diagnostic tools, and in validation testing of software
• Assist with hardware selection and recommend processing, memory and storage needs of systems
• Leads development of rapid prototyping and conceptual level testing and will require estimating time to develop software and scoping the depth of the development with project/program management to fit timeline and budget constraints
• Works closely with other engineering disciplines
• Focused on getting the job done
• Leads and supports transition of development software to production environments and to certification
• Participates in multi-disciplinary development teams
• Develops proof of concept capability demonstrations
• Conducts and supports design reviews
• Contributes to AV's software development process in developing quality code
• Works on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of intangibles
• Other duties as assigned

Connaissances

Python

C

C++11

C++ STL

OpenCL

Visual Studio

Eclipse

RS-485

RS-232

CAN

I2C

SPI

USB

RTOS

ROS

Git

SVN

Formation

BS in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering or related field

12-15 years of relevant experience

Advanced degree preferred

Outils

Visual Studio

Eclipse

Git

SVN

Bitbucket

GitLab

ROS

Linux

Description du poste

The Principal Software Engineer at AeroVironment leads development of embedded software for unmanned and robotic systems across defense and commercial applications. The Embedded Software Engineer writes functional software for deployment on embedded devices and flight-test environments.

Responsibilities include sensor/processor integration, prototype/software design, configuration control, system requirements and test plan creation, and transition to production and certification while