R&D Software Integration Engineer

Wisk Aero LLC; Hollister (CA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Flexible vacation

Company holidays

401(k) 50% matching

Commuter assistance

Education assistance

Free catered lunches

Flight lessons

Wellness allowance

Snacks & drinks

Referral bonus

Charitable matching

Patent bonus program

Job summary

Wisk Aero LLC in Hollister, CA is seeking a Software Engineer to join our R&D team focused on rapid evaluation of autonomy systems in flight environments. You will integrate new software modules into our helicopter platform and bench setups, develop architectures for rapid test and evaluation, automate deployment and data extraction.

Responsibilities include building and maintaining a full stack autonomy system, testing embedded sensors from simulation to flight, and collaborating with systems

Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Engineering, Aerospace or STEM plus 3+ years software work.
• Proficient in Python for robotics and IO for devices or network services.
• Experience with JIRA for project management and bug tracking.
• Experience with Linux and containerization (Docker).

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain full-stack autonomy software for surrogate aircraft.
• Create tests for embedded sensors from simulation to flight test.
• Collaborate with systems engineers on navigation and flight path management.
• Design test plans, collect sensor data and validate results.

Skills

Python

Linux

Networking

JIRA usage

Education

B.S. in Computer Engineering or related STEM field

Tools

Docker

BigQuery

Wireshark

tcpdump

Job description

At Wisk, we're transforming the future of urban mobility through safe, all-electric, autonomous flight. We are a passionate team working together toward a sustainable future, solving high-impact problems that have never been solved before. By delivering everyday flight for everyone, we're making it possible to spend less time getting there and more time being there. If you want to be part of shaping the future of mobility, then read on! We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our R&D team. The R&D team is responsible for rapid evaluation of autonomy systems in a flight environment, and the development of future technologies that enable autonomous eVTOL operations. The goal of this position is to facilitate the development of autonomous systems through the use of surrogate platforms like helicopters, and simulation. This position will facilitate the integration of new software modules in our helicopter platform & bench setups, develop software architectures that enable rapid test and evaluation, automate software deployment, and automate data extraction and validation.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for working with other software engineers to continue to develop and maintain a full stack autonomy system that is flown in surrogate aircraft.
• Be responsible for developing software used in the end-to-end testing of embedded sensors from simulation to flight test.
• Work with the systems engineers to understand the functional and performance requirements for the confliction detection, navigation, & flight path management system and subsystems.
• Work with the R&D team to develop test plans specifying flight tests that need to be performed, the sensor and ground truth data that needs to be collected, and the expected results.

Requirements

• B.S. in Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, STEM, or equivalent real-world experience and 3+ years industry experience with software development.
• Demonstrable proficiency in Python programming for robotics, IO for low level devices, or network-based services.
• Experience with commonly used project management, bug tracking, continuous integration tools e.g., JIRA.
• Experience with capturing, monitoring and analyzing network traffic, e.g., Wireshark, tcpdump, iPerf.
• Experience with Linux, e.g., configuration management, shell scripting.
• You have experience with Docker or experience with containerization in general.
• Experience with the Google Cloud Products and BigQuery is a plus.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay range the company expects to pay: $167,000 - $208,000 per year

You will be required to work from our Hollister location. Due to the nature of the work required for this position, this is an onsite opportunity.

Wisk HQ is located in Mountain View just a couple of hundred feet from Shoreline Lake and its surrounding walking/jogging trails.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, 9 off Fridays for full-time employees throughout the year, flexible vacation time off, 11 company holidays, a 401(k) plan with 50% company matching vested immediately, commuter assistance, and education assistance.

And on top of all that, we also offer a variety of perks such as free catered lunches, flight lessons, wellness allowances, snacks, drinks, employee referral bonus, charitable giving match, patent bonus program, and more.

Wisk Aero provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, ethnic or national origin, age, disability/handicap, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, civil status, political convictions, language, social condition, or any other protected characteristics. In addition to federal law requirements, Wisk Aero abides by applicable provincial and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training

Wisk Aero is an E-Verify employer.

Wisk is an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company dedicated to delivering safe, everyday flight for everyone. Wisk’s self-flying, eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) air taxi is the first candidate for FAA certification of a passenger carrying autonomous aircraft. Wisk is a fully-owned Boeing subsidiary and is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, with locations around the world.

With over a decade of experience and over 1750+ test flights, Wisk is shaping the future of daily commutes and urban travel, safely and sustainably.

Wisk Australia Pty Ltd is located in Brisbane Australia. Learn more about Wisk here.