Staff Flight Software Engineer: Embedded C/C++ for Aircraft

Anduril Industries; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 292,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Premium health insurance

16 weeks parental leave

Equity + bonus

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Staff Flight Software Engineer to develop microcontroller embedded software powering autonomous aircraft. You will join a collaborative team of engineers, delivering robust flight control software in a safety-critical environment.

You will build drivers for sensors, integrate features, create SITL/HITL fixtures, and analyze flight test results while aligning with DO-178 standards and security requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• DO-178 standards experience or similar certifications is required.
• Direct experience in aircraft embedded software or other safety-critical systems is required.
• Strong C programming skills and low-level embedded software architecture experience.
• Familiarity with CAN, CANFD, ARINC-825, ARINC-429, MIL-STD-1553, UART/RS232/RS422/RS485, SPI, QSPI, I2C, Ethernet.

Responsibilities

• Develop microcontroller software using an RTOS.
• Develop device drivers, protocols, and APIs for aircraft sensors.
• Integrate new features and sensors into flight controller software.
• Create aircraft control systems.
• Create SITL/HITL test fixtures.
• Analyze flight test results.
• Support device manufacturing efforts.
• Support operational aircraft deployments.

Skills

C programming

Embedded software

Low-level architecture

Device driver development

CAN/CANFD/ARINC protocols

Debugging with scopes/protocol analyz

Revision control

Safety-critical systems

DO-178 standards

Security clearance (US)

RTOS

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/EE or equivalent

Tools

RTOS

Debuggers

IDEs

Version control

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Staff Flight Software Engineer to develop microcontroller embedded software powering autonomous aircraft. You will join a collaborative team of engineers, delivering robust flight control software in a safety-critical environment.

You will build drivers for sensors, integrate features, create SITL/HITL fixtures, and analyze flight test results while aligning with DO-178 standards and security requirements.