Software Engineer

Tundra Technical Solutions; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Optional medical

Dental

Vision

Retirement benefits

New Child Benefit

Job summary

Tundra Technical Solutions is seeking a hands-on software engineer to implement features across an avionics platform. You will collaborate with senior engineers to align with architectural direction and grow depth in the system and domain.

You will contribute to certified embedded software running on aircraft hardware, with a focus on tests, deployment pipelines, and cross-functional integration across cabin platforms. This contract role emphasizes learning and mentorship in a demanding space.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 2+ years of non-internship design/architecture experience.
• Experience in embedded development in C/C++ or full OS to apps stack.
• BS in CS/EE/Embedded Systems or related field.
• Experience with full software development life cycle and code reviews.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain features and modules for cabin network management and observability.
• Write production-quality software for certified embedded environments (DO-178C Level E).
• Contribute to the over-the-air software lifecycle pipeline and validation.
• Contribute to observability infrastructure and fleet data pipelines for ground-side monitoring.
• Follow architecture definitions and engage in design discussions with senior engineers.
• Write and execute DO-178C-aligned tests (unit, integration, requirements-based).
• Integrate software across cabin hardware platforms and hardware abstraction layers.
• Participate in code reviews and aviation-grade development practices.

Skills

3+ yrs dev

2+ yrs design

C/C++ embedded

SDLC experience

Education

BS in CS/EE/Embedded

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

VMware

ARINC 429

Job description

This is a hands-on engineering role with real impact. You will implement features and modules within the platform, working closely with senior engineers who set the architectural direction. You will grow your scope over time as you build depth in the system and the domain. Sound engineering fundamentals, a bias for writing tested and maintainable code, and a willingness to learn a new and demanding problem space matter more than prior aviation experience.

The platform spans a technically demanding stack: containerized software running on embedded aircraft hardware; a multi-segment cabin network managing VLAN-based traffic prioritization across passenger, crew, and airline operational services; satellite uplink quality-of-service scheduling; cryptographically validated over-the-air software deployments; and a security infrastructure designed to protect certified airborne systems.

The team brings together engineers from avionics and embedded systems, enterprise networking, distributed cloud infrastructure, and aviation certification. You will learn from engineers with backgrounds ranging from embedded software to large-scale distributed systems, and you will be supported with mentorship as you develop into a stronger, more well-rounded engineer.

Responsibilities:

• Implement and maintain features and modules - cabin network management, software and configuration lifecycle, connectivity monitoring, and observability - taking components from implementation through production deployment under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Write production-quality software for certified embedded environments, meeting DO-178C Level E standards
• Contribute to the over-the-air software lifecycle pipeline - cryptographic validation, staged activation, automatic rollback, and version reporting to ground-side fleet systems.
• Contribute to observability infrastructure - health endpoints, telemetry collection, built-in test execution, and the ground-side data pipeline for fleet monitoring.
• Implement software against interface definitions and Architecture Decision Records defined with senior engineers, raising questions and edge cases that affect cross-workstream alignment.
• Write and execute DO-178C-aligned tests, including unit, integration, and requirements-based tests across cabin platforms.
• Integrate software across cabin hardware platforms, working within the hardware abstraction layers that keep the codebase portable.
• Participate in code reviews and design discussions, and grow your knowledge of aviation-grade development practices.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language
• Experience contributing to the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Experience in embedded development in C/C++, or experience developing software that manages full application stacks from the OS up through custom applications, or experience with network configuration and troubleshooting
• BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Embedded Systems, Aerospace Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or the containers ecosystem, or experience with virtualization (Hypervisors, VMware, Xen)
• Experience with Linux and networking protocols, including scripting (Bash, PowerShell, Python) and Linux OS and network troubleshooting
• Experience with network design fundamentals, including major routing protocols, topology, network hardware, and device configuration
• Experience with application security, secure infrastructure, identity and access controls, or secure software development
• Experience in aviation, aerospace, or other safety-adjacent embedded software development, including familiarity with the DO-178C Level E software development lifecycle
• Experience integrating software with hardware interfaces common in aviation or industrial environments, including serial bus protocols (e.g., ARINC 429), discrete digital signal processing, or hardware abstraction for multi-vendor hardware platforms
• Experience writing test plans, use cases, and issue reports for software QA
• The Fortune 5 Client is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

This posting is for a contract assignment with Tundra Technical Solutions to provide services to a Fortune 5 Client.

The pay range that Tundra in good faith reasonably expects to pay for this position is $68.00/hour - $73.00/hour.

Tundra’s benefits offering includes optional medical, dental, vision, retirement benefits, and a New Child Benefit.

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.

Tundra Technical Solutions is among North America’s leading providers of Staffing and Consulting Services. Our success and our clients’ success are built on a foundation of service excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.