Senior Flight Software Engineer - Embedded RTOS

Heaviside Industries; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Medical, vision & dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Heaviside Industries builds multi-domain autonomous precision munitions and conducts all engineering in Los Angeles, CA. The role focuses on owning and delivering major flight software subsystems, with hands-on C/C++ in safety-critical environments and strong emphasis on rigorous testing across SIL/HIL pipelines.

We seek senior engineers with extensive embedded and real-time experience, familiar with RTOS/embedded Linux, and capable of guiding the software team while supporting live-flight tests

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering for embedded or aerospace systems.
• Expert-level C/C++ on flight platforms; Python for tooling and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Own major weapon-system software subsystems end-to-end: architecture, implementation, test, integration on flight hardware, and support through live-fire test.
• Develop safety-critical embedded software in C/C++ on RTOS and embedded Linux platforms, interfacing with IMUs, seekers, actuators, and RF payloads.
• Build and maintain simulation, software-in-the-loop, and hardware-in-the-loop environments for high-iteration verification of flight software.
• Establish software engineering practices — CI/CD, code review, static analysis, testing standards for weapon-system software and MIL-STD-882 safety.
• Mentor engineers across the software team and set the technical bar for design quality and code health.
• Support field and flight test events at military ranges, including rapid diagnosis and resolution of issues.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Embedded software

Real-time systems

RTOS

Embedded Linux

Flight software ownership

SIL/HIL testing

Tools

SIL/HIL tooling

Job description

Heaviside Industries builds multi-domain autonomous precision munitions and conducts all engineering in Los Angeles, CA. The role focuses on owning and delivering major flight software subsystems, with hands-on C/C++ in safety-critical environments and strong emphasis on rigorous testing across SIL/HIL pipelines.

We seek senior engineers with extensive embedded and real-time experience, familiar with RTOS/embedded Linux, and capable of guiding the software team while supporting live-flight tests