Staff Flight Software Engineer - Embedded C/C++ (RTOS)

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Costa Mesa (CA); Hybrid; USD 191,000 - 292,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Relocation assistance

Parental leave

Health insurance

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Staff Flight Software Engineer specializing in embedded C/C++ to advance avionics for airborne and subsea vehicles. You will develop microcontroller software, create device drivers and interfaces for sensors, and contribute to SITL/HITL test fixtures.

You will work in a collaborative team shaping both commercial and defense software, with emphasis on safety-critical systems, DO-178 style standards, and integration with ARINC/CAN protocols.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, etc., or equivalent experience.
• Direct experience with DO-178 standards or similar certifications.
• Direct experience in aircraft embedded software or other safety critical systems.
• Background in low-level embedded software architecture, design and development.
• Low-level device driver development, experience with microcontrollers and application processors.
• Comfortable with typical embedded systems tools, compilers, debuggers and IDEs.
• Familiarity with communications busses and protocols such as CAN, CANFD, ARINC-825, ARINC-429, MIL-STD-1553, UART/RS232/RS422/RS485, SPI, QSPI, I2C, Ethernet, etc.
• Strong debugging skills through use of instrumentation such as oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers.
• Familiarity with revision control systems.
• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance.

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 SITL/HITL test fixtures.
• Analyze flight test results.

Skills

Embedded systems

Low-level software

Device drivers

Debugging with scopes

Revision control

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

CAN & ARINC protocols

UART/RS232/RS422/RS485

SPI/QSPI/I2C/Ethernet

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Staff Flight Software Engineer specializing in embedded C/C++ to advance avionics for airborne and subsea vehicles. You will develop microcontroller software, create device drivers and interfaces for sensors, and contribute to SITL/HITL test fixtures.

You will work in a collaborative team shaping both commercial and defense software, with emphasis on safety-critical systems, DO-178 style standards, and integration with ARINC/CAN protocols.