Senior Flight Software Engineer: Real-Time Embedded Systems

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Distinguished Flight Software Engineer to join the Mission Software Architectures and Applications group.

You will design, develop and test high-performance embedded software for real-time, fault-tolerant systems across domains such as undersea, air, and space. Candidates bring 10–15 years of software engineering experience, strong C/C++, Rust, and UML/SysML skills, and a history mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
• 10–15 years of software engineering experience.
• Embedded real-time software development experience.
• Mentorship of junior engineers and peer reviews.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate requirements and propose design solutions.
• Develop embedded software and perform system-level tests.
• Mentor junior engineers and document processes.
• Ensure fault-tolerant, real-time software delivery across domains.

Skills

Embedded targets

Real-time systems

C/C++

Rust

UML/SysML

JTAG debugging

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in CS/CE/EE

Tools

EMULATORS

HW test equipment

Job description

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Distinguished Flight Software Engineer to join the Mission Software Architectures and Applications group.

You will design, develop and test high-performance embedded software for real-time, fault-tolerant systems across domains such as undersea, air, and space. Candidates bring 10–15 years of software engineering experience, strong C/C++, Rust, and UML/SysML skills, and a history mentoring junior engineers.