Software Engineer

Heaviside Industries; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision & dental

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Heaviside Industries, based in Los Angeles, CA, seeks an experienced embedded software engineer to develop robust C/C++ on real-time Linux and RTOS targets. You will work closely with electrical and systems engineers to bring prototype capabilities to production, building interfaces to sensors, radios, actuators, and cameras while validating on bench and in the field.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, expertise in embedded systems, and a passion for autonomy.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in C and C++, with practical Python for tooling, automation or system integration.
• Hands-on experience with embedded Linux and RTOS, cross-compilation, debugging at HW/SW boundary.
• Knowledge of UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet, and basic network programming.
• Experience integrating sensors, radios, actuators into production or field systems.
• Git, code review, and collaborative software-development workflows.
• Ability to operate in ambiguity within a small, fast-moving team.
• Bonus: Nix/NixOS for reproducible environments.
• Bonus: Oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG/SWD tooling.
• Bonus: ROS, autonomy, controls, simulation, or HW bring-up experience.
• Bonus: SDK/library/interface development for internal teams.
• U.S. Person as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.62)

Responsibilities

• Write robust C, C++, and Python for real-time, resource-constrained environments on Linux/RTOS.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, RF, and systems engineers to move capabilities from prototype to production.
• Design and maintain software for autonomous systems, including embedded software and ground tools.
• Build software interfaces to sensors, radios, actuators, cameras, and hardware; validate on bench and field.
• Develop simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and automated test infrastructure for rapid iteration.
• Support integration campaigns and field tests, debugging live hardware and implementing fixes.
• Contribute to fast engineering practices: code review, CI, and pragmatic documentation.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Embedded Linux

RTOS

Cross-compilation

Sensor interfaces

Git

CI/CD

HW/SW debugging

JTAG/SWD

ROS

Tools

JTAG/SWD

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Serial consoles

UART/SPI/I2C/CAN

Linux

Job description

Heaviside Industries builds multi-domain autonomous precision munitions for U.S. and allied special operations and conventional forces. While modern warfare has rapidly evolved with the proliferation of unmanned systems, hyper-precise munitions in contested environments are the future of the battlefield. Economical precision strike capabilities are critical to U.S. and allied war efforts, enabling successful defeat of enemy military assets and infrastructure. Heaviside builds precision munitions designed to operate in GPS-denied and spectrum-jammed battlefields—where traditional systems degrade or fail—without inflated prices or sacrifice to performance.

All engineering and manufacturing is conducted in-house in Heaviside's Los Angeles, CA headquarters and Oslo, Norway office.

Heaviside is backed by Felicis, Hedosophia, Interlagos, Friends & Family Capital, Menlo Ventures, Flume Ventures, Cantos, and others.

WHAT WILL YOU DO

• Write robust C, C++, and Python for resource-constrained, real-time environments on Linux and RTOS targets.
• Work directly with electrical, mechanical, RF, and systems engineers to take new capabilities from prototype to production.
• Design, implement, and maintain software for autonomous systems, including embedded software, mission software, and supporting ground tools.
• Build and own software interfaces to sensors, radios, actuators, cameras, and other hardware; validate them on the bench and in the field.
• Develop simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and automated test infrastructure that lets the team iterate quickly with confidence.
• Support integration campaigns and field-test events, including debugging on live hardware and turning findings into fixes.
• Contribute to engineering practices that keep a small team fast: code review, CI, and pragmatic documentation.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Strong proficiency in C and C++, with practical Python experience for tooling, automation, or system integration.
• Hands-on experience with embedded Linux and/or real-time operating systems, cross-compilation, and debugging at the hardware/software boundary.
• Knowledge of common hardware interfaces such as UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, and Ethernet, along with network programming fundamentals.
• Experience integrating sensors, radios, actuators, or other hardware into a production or field-tested system.
• Experience with Git, code review, and collaborative software-development workflows.
• Comfort operating with ambiguity in a small, fast-moving team.
• [BONUS] Nix or NixOS experience, particularly reproducible development or deployment environments.
• [BONUS] Ability to use oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG/SWD debuggers, and serial-console tooling.
• [BONUS] Experience with autonomy, robotics, controls, estimation, navigation, signal processing, communications software or ROS.
• [BONUS] Experience with simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, automated test infrastructure, or hardware bring-up.
• [BONUS] Experience developing SDKs, libraries, or interfaces used by other engineering teams.
• U.S. Person as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.62)

Additional:

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Heaviside is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Heaviside is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, physical disability or any other legally protected status.