Senior Flight Software Engineer - Embedded Avionics, Equity, Unlimited PTO

All Aviation Jobs; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellness: 100% employer-paid

Stock options

401(k) retirement plan

Parental leave

Office lunches

Job summary

Hermeus is seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer to design, develop, and implement software for cutting-edge aircraft systems. You will work closely with hardware and systems engineers to deliver reliable, safe flight software for high-speed aircraft.

The role may consider candidates at Senior or principal levels, offering growth in a fast-paced startup environment with a focus on rapid prototyping and safety-critical development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in embedded flight software development.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and embedded flight software development tools/methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain embedded flight software for aircraft systems (flight control, navigation, communication, avionics).
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to ensure seamless integration of software and hardware.
• Write efficient, well-documented code meeting safety and performance requirements.
• Develop software requirements and design documents.
• Participate in code and design reviews for high-quality software.
• Test and debug software to meet specifications and performance targets.
• Work with systems engineers on system-level tests and simulations.
• Contribute to safety-critical software and regulatory documentation (DO-178C/MIL-STD-1553 etc.).
• Stay current with trends in embedded flight software and apply them to our systems.

Skills

Embedded flight software

C/C++ programming

RTOS/embedded Linux

Software design & docs

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Engineering or related field

Job description

Hermeus is seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer to design, develop, and implement software for cutting-edge aircraft systems. You will work closely with hardware and systems engineers to deliver reliable, safe flight software for high-speed aircraft.

The role may consider candidates at Senior or principal levels, offering growth in a fast-paced startup environment with a focus on rapid prototyping and safety-critical development.