Senior Real-Time Flight Simulation Engineer

Blue Signal Search; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible compensation

Job summary

Blue Signal Search represents an established aviation technology firm seeking a senior software engineer to advance a professional flight simulation platform. You will shape avionics behavior, navigation logic, mapping, and cockpit displays to achieve a high degree of realism.

You will develop modern C++ components for real-time simulation, telemetry, networking, and state management, integrate with X-Plane via DataRefs and SDKs, and translate ARINC 424 data into runtime logic for routes,

Qualifications

• Strong experience in modern C++ for real-time simulation systems.
• Deep knowledge of aircraft avionics and Flight Management Systems.
• Hands-on experience with ARINC 424 data and FMS leg types.
• Familiarity with X-Plane datarefs, commands, and SDKs.
• Ability to translate avionics behavior into software logic.

Responsibilities

• Develop software modeling of aircraft navigation and FMS in the sim platform.
• Translate ARINC 424 data and procedures into runtime logic for routes, procedures, and FMS behavior.
• Implement FMS features: waypoint sequencing, leg transitions, course calculations, turning, holding.
• Build real-time simulation components: telemetry, networking, avionics state management.
• Collaborate with frontend displays and backend simulation integration.
• Improve platform stability and performance.

Skills

C++ development

Real-time systems

Aviation avionics knowledge

Flight management systems

Networking concepts

Troubleshooting

Independent work

Tools

X-Plane integration

ARINC 424 data

OpenGL/WebGL

Job description

Blue Signal Search represents an established aviation technology firm seeking a senior software engineer to advance a professional flight simulation platform. You will shape avionics behavior, navigation logic, mapping, and cockpit displays to achieve a high degree of realism.

You will develop modern C++ components for real-time simulation, telemetry, networking, and state management, integrate with X-Plane via DataRefs and SDKs, and translate ARINC 424 data into runtime logic for routes,