Senior Flight Software Engineer

Singularity Defense Corp; Gardena, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Singularity Defense Corp in Gardena, CA, is seeking a Flight Software Engineer to design and develop mission-critical real-time embedded software for aerospace and defense systems.

You will translate system requirements into reliable software, integrate with avionics hardware, and participate in design, implementation, testing, and validation in HITL/SITL environments. The ideal candidate has a passion for high-reliability software meeting safety and security standards for defense missions.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience as a Flight Software Engineer.
• Strong C or C++ in performance-critical, real-time systems.
• Experience with real-time or near-real-time software.
• Experience with Guidance/navigation/control systems teams.
• Linux-based embedded platforms; hardware bring-up and debugging.
• Comfortable reading datasheets, debugging buses, and instrumenting systems in flight tests.

Responsibilities

• Real-time flight software architecture for autonomous systems.
• Integration of guidance/navigation/control with onboard sensors.
• Interfaces with IMUs, GPS, seekers, and actuation systems.
• High-reliability communication between processors (CAN, UART, Ethernet).
• Hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) and software-in-the-loop (SITL) testing infrastructure.
• Telemetry, logging, and system health monitoring.
• Flight test support and debugging across heterogeneous compute environments.

Skills

C/C++

Real-time software

Linux embedded

Education

B.S. in CS/CE

Job description

About The Company

We are a stealth-mode Aerospace & Defense startup headquartered in Gardena, CA. Our founding team hails from SpaceX, Anduril, and Lockheed Martin, and we are backed by Joint Staff-level military leadership and several Silicon Valley firms. With a world-class business development & leadership team already in place, we are well positioned to capitalize on already overwhelming demand.

Job Overview

As a Flight Software Engineer, you will design and develop mission-critical software that enables the operation of advanced aerospace and defense systems. You will work closely with cross-functional engineering teams to translate system requirements into reliable, real-time embedded software, integrating with avionics hardware, sensors, and communication subsystems. This role involves contributing across the full software development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, and validation in simulation and hardware-in-the-loop environments. The ideal candidate is passionate about building high-reliability software that meets the rigorous safety, performance, and security standards required for defense missions.

What You’ll Work On

• Real-time flight software architecture for autonomous systems
• Guidance, navigation, and control software integration with onboard sensors
• Interfaces with IMUs, GPS, seekers, and motor/actuation systems
• High-reliability communication between processors (CAN, UART, Ethernet, etc.)
• Hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) and software-in-the-loop (SITL) testing infrastructure
• Telemetry, logging, and system health monitoring
• Flight test support and debugging
• Our systems run across heterogeneous compute environments ranging from embedded microcontrollers to Linux flight computers, and must perform reliably under strict timing and resource constraints.

Qualifications

• Strong C or C++ in performance-critical systems
• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineer, or Computer Engineering
• 7+ years of experience working a Flight Software Engineer
• Real-time or near-real-time software
• Experience with working along side Guidance / navigation / control systems team
• Linux-based embedded platformsHardware bring-up and debugging
• You should be comfortable working close to the hardware, reading datasheets, debugging buses, and instrumenting systems in flight tests.

Itar Requirements

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C.1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C.1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more abou t th e ITAR