Senior Flight Systems Engineer (Principal)

AeroVironment, Inc.; Simi Valley (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Paid holidays

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a Principal Engineer - Mechanical Engineering to lead software development for mission systems flight software on uncrewed aircraft.

You will mentor teams, drive planning and testing across applications, BSP, and firmware, and ensure software quality in a mature Agile environment. The role emphasizes leading design reviews, contributing to process improvements, and delivering on schedule with cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math, or Physics or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 12+ years of Linux application software development experience.
• Experience with Agile Software Development Process Management.

Responsibilities

• Lead software design reviews and create design documentation according to process requirements.
• Develop onboard Linux application software to support integration of sensors, processors, or other robotics systems into aircraft.
• Write and test software, implement coding to standards, and validate according to process.

Skills

Python

C

C++

STL

OOP

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math, or Physics

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

VS Code

Git

CI/CD

Job description

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a Principal Engineer - Mechanical Engineering to lead software development for mission systems flight software on uncrewed aircraft.

You will mentor teams, drive planning and testing across applications, BSP, and firmware, and ensure software quality in a mature Agile environment. The role emphasizes leading design reviews, contributing to process improvements, and delivering on schedule with cross-team collaboration.