Senior Avionics Software Engineer (DO-178C, Clearance)

SAIC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC in Huntsville, Alabama, seeks a senior software engineer to design, implement, and maintain safety-critical avionics software for the eXtensible Flight System using C and Python. The role emphasizes DO-178C DAL C compliance, rigorous verification, and integration with CI/CD pipelines in an Agile environment.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's in a technical field and 5–10+ years of professional software engineering experience, plus an active Interim Secret clearance and US citizenship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with strong C proficiency
• Active Interim Secret security clearance and US citizenship
• Experience with DO-178C DAL C standards

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain safety-critical avionics software.
• Ensure compliance with DO-178C DAL C standards through verification.
• Integrate CI/CD pipelines and work in agile teams.

Skills

C Programming

Python

DO-178C

Agile Methodology

CI/CD

Embedded Systems

Avionics Software

Unit Testing

Integration Testing

Memory Management

Static Analysis

Requirements-Based Design

Git

Azure DevOps

Jira

Low-level Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Git

Azure DevOps

Jira

Job description

SAIC in Huntsville, Alabama, seeks a senior software engineer to design, implement, and maintain safety-critical avionics software for the eXtensible Flight System using C and Python. The role emphasizes DO-178C DAL C compliance, rigorous verification, and integration with CI/CD pipelines in an Agile environment.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's in a technical field and 5–10+ years of professional software engineering experience, plus an active Interim Secret clearance and US citizenship.