New Grad Software Engineer, Real-Time Autonomous Systems

Mach Industries; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mach Industries in Huntington Beach, CA is seeking a New Grad Software Engineer to join our team and help develop the software powering our autonomous defense systems. You will design, build, and optimize mission-critical software across real-time embedded platforms and autonomy applications, collaborating with GNC, embedded, systems, and hardware engineers to deliver high-performance solutions.

Strong fundamentals, adaptability, and ownership are essential as you work across the stack and

Qualifications

• Experience implementing a substantial software project, such as a capstone, research project, internship project, student design team, or personal project.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Graduating with a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree or PhD by end of 2026 or January 2027
• Proficiency in C++, Rust, Python, or C, with the ability to write clean, well-tested, and efficient code.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and maintain software for autonomous defense platforms, with a focus on performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Design and implement clean, efficient, and well-tested code in C++, Rust, Python, or C.
• Develop software across the stack, from low‑level embedded software and firmware to higher‑level autonomy and mission applications.
• Work closely with GNC, embedded, systems, and hardware engineers to integrate software with complex electromechanical systems.
• Optimize software for real‑time execution, low‑latency performance, and resource-constrained embedded platforms.
• Build simulation, testing, and development infrastructure to accelerate software development and validate system performance.
• Debug and troubleshoot complex software and hardware‑software integration issues.
• Develop automated tests and contribute to CI/CD pipelines to improve software quality and development velocity.
• Contribute to software architecture and technical design decisions as systems evolve.
• Identify opportunities to improve system performance, reliability, and developer productivity, and drive solutions from concept through implementation.
• Communicate technical challenges, risks, and tradeoffs clearly across a highly cross‑functional engineering team.

Skills

C++

Rust

Python

C

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Graduating by 2026/January 2027

Job description

Mach Industries in Huntington Beach, CA is seeking a New Grad Software Engineer to join our team and help develop the software powering our autonomous defense systems. You will design, build, and optimize mission-critical software across real-time embedded platforms and autonomy applications, collaborating with GNC, embedded, systems, and hardware engineers to deliver high-performance solutions.

Strong fundamentals, adaptability, and ownership are essential as you work across the stack and