Principal Engineer, Autonomous Systems – Lead & Mentor

AeroVironment, Inc.; Moorpark (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 272,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead a team of developers in an Agile environment.

You will oversee software life cycle planning, design, development, and testing for UAV-related software and autonomous systems. You will mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and ensure on-time delivery while collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet program objectives and maintain coding standards.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math, or Physics or equivalent
• 15+ years of experience in Windows or Linux application software development with OO design
• Experience with formal and structured software lifecycle development
• Familiar with software design patterns, SDLC, and STLC
• Expertise in C#, .Net, C++, C, or Python
• Experience writing unit tests and debugging code
• Experience with Agile Software Development Process Management
• Familiar with source code configuration management tools (Git) and CI/CD tools
• Willingness to travel locally (Occasionally)

Responsibilities

• Define software life cycle development process and requirements
• Supervise software development for programs
• Lead software design reviews
• Create software design documentation per process requirements
• Contribute to process improvement and coding standards
• Ensure timely delivery within schedule and budget
• Derive architecture and algorithm design from requirements
• Collaborate with multiple software teams and report to senior management
• Mentor junior engineers in a learning environment
• Take independent responsibility for new assignments
• Possibly supervise others

Skills

Advanced OO design

C#/.Net

C++

Python

Unit testing

Agile software development

Git

CI/CD

Education

MS or PhD preferred

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Git

CI/CD tools

IDEs and debuggers

Job description

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead a team of developers in an Agile environment.

You will oversee software life cycle planning, design, development, and testing for UAV-related software and autonomous systems. You will mentor engineers, drive architecture decisions, and ensure on-time delivery while collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet program objectives and maintain coding standards.