Senior Guidance Software Engineer - Embedded Flight Systems

Chaos Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k with company match

Relocation assistance

Free daily lunch

Unlimited PTO

Casual dress code

Job summary

CHAOS Industries seeks a Senior Guidance Software Engineer to lead the design of guidance software on a clean-sheet airframe. You will join our R&D team and expand your skills across product families, shaping navigation software and its integration with flight hardware. The role demands deep experience with embedded systems, DoD-grade security, and a hands-on approach to software in airframes, with on-site work in Los Angeles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of professional, object-oriented software development.
• Experience with guidance algorithms for UAS using ArduPilot or similar.
• Understanding of flight dynamics for fixed and rotary wing platforms.
• Software on STM32 or similar MCUs and Linux on Nvidia Jetson/AMD/Xilinx SoC.
• Real-time embedded software development with hardware interfaces.
• Vendor driver/firmware integration.
• Agile lifecycle processes including Scrum, CI, and TDD.

Responsibilities

• Implement guidance and navigation software within COTS frameworks.
• Support airframe design activities.
• Assist system integration of software on flight hardware.
• Work on-site full-time at our Los Angeles (Hawthorne) office.

Skills

Embedded software

C/C++

RTOS/Embedded Linux

Guidance algorithms

UAS experience

DoD clearance

Education

Bachelor's or higher in CS/CE/Aerospace or related

Tools

ArduPilot

STM32

Nvidia Jetson

VHDL

Git

CI/CD tooling

Job description

CHAOS Industries seeks a Senior Guidance Software Engineer to lead the design of guidance software on a clean-sheet airframe. You will join our R&D team and expand your skills across product families, shaping navigation software and its integration with flight hardware. The role demands deep experience with embedded systems, DoD-grade security, and a hands-on approach to software in airframes, with on-site work in Los Angeles.