Lead Flight Controls & Guidance Software Engineer

jobs.frontdoordefense.com - Jobboard; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits 100% paid for by the company

401k (+50% company match up to 6%)

Free daily lunch

'No meeting Fridays'

Unlimited PTO

Casual dress code

Job summary

CHAOS Industries is looking for a Flight Controls & Guidance Software Engineer in Los Angeles. You will lead the development of guidance software for a new airframe design.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in a related field and at least 10 years of experience in software development, particularly with UAS platforms. This role offers a competitive salary between $160,000 and $240,000 per year, along with comprehensive health benefits and perks.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in professional, object-oriented software development.
• Experience with design and implementation of guidance algorithms for UAS platforms using commercial autopilot frameworks.
• Practical understanding of flight dynamics of fixed wing and rotary wing platforms.
• Solid understanding and extensive experience in software development on microcontroller architectures and on Linux.
• Experience developing real-time embedded software to include hardware interfaces.
• Experience with Agile lifecycle processes including Scrum and Continuous Integration.

Responsibilities

• Implementation of guidance and navigation software within COTS software frameworks.
• Support airframe design activities.
• Support system integration of software on flight hardware.

Education

Bachelor's or higher Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related degree

Tools

COTS software frameworks

ArduPilot

STM32

Nvidia Jetson

AMD/Xilinx SoC

Job description

CHAOS Industries is looking for a Flight Controls & Guidance Software Engineer in Los Angeles. You will lead the development of guidance software for a new airframe design.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in a related field and at least 10 years of experience in software development, particularly with UAS platforms. This role offers a competitive salary between $160,000 and $240,000 per year, along with comprehensive health benefits and perks.