Senior Flight Software Engineer

Alumni Founders; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Equity

Generous PTO

Sick Leave Policy

Parental Leave

Annual Learning And Development Stipnd

Job summary

Alumni Founders in Long Beach, CA, seeks an experienced software architect to deliver safety-critical flight software for the Terran R vehicle, focusing on latency and control frequency. You will collaborate with GNC and Avionics teams to integrate algorithms and sensor data across real-time systems.

You will mentor junior engineers and contribute to system architecture, memory management, and inter-process communication, leveraging Rust and C++ on Linux to ensure high reliability.

Qualifications

• Requires a degree in a relevant engineering discipline and 5+ years of production experience.
• Expertise in Rust, C++, Linux OS concepts, and networking protocols.
• Experience delivering high-reliability software.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver safety-critical flight software for the Terran R vehicle.
• Collaborate with GNC and Avionics teams and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Rust

C++

Linux OS

TCP/IP

UDP

CI/CD

System Architecture

Real-time Control Systems

Embedded Software

Telemetry Systems

HITL

HOOTL

Algorithms

Data Structures

Memory Management

Inter-process Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Architect and deliver safety-critical flight software for the Terran R vehicle, focusing on performance requirements like latency and control frequency. Collaborate with GNC and Avionics teams to integrate complex algorithms and sensor data while mentoring junior engineers.

Requirements

Requires a degree in a relevant engineering discipline and 5+ years of production experience delivering high-reliability software. Expertise in Rust, C++, Linux OS concepts, and networking protocols is essential.

Key Skills

• Rust
• C++
• Linux OS
• TCP/IP
• UDP
• CI/CD
• System Architecture
• Real-time Control Systems
• Embedded Software
• Telemetry Systems
• HITL
• HOOTL
• Algorithms
• Data Structures
• Memory Management
• Inter-process Communication

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Equity
• Generous PTO
• Sick Leave Policy
• Parental Leave
• Annual Learning And Development Stipend