Staff R&D Software Integration Engineer

Wisk Aero; Hollister (CA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life ins.

9 off Fridays for full-time employees

Flexible vacation time off

11 company holidays

401(k) plan with 50% company matching

Commuter assistance

Education assistance

Free catered lunches

Flight lessons

Wellness allowances

Snacks, drinks

Employee referral bonus

Patent bonus program

Job summary

Wisk Aero in Mountain View, CA, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our R&D team for autonomous, all-electric flight. This onsite role develops software architectures for rapid test and evaluation, and automates deployment and data validation on surrogate helicopter platforms.

The position requires a B.S. in Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or STEM and 8+ years of software development experience, with Python, Linux, Docker, cloud tools, and CI experience strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, STEM, or equivalent real-world experience and 8+ years industry experience in software development.
• Proficiency in Python programming for robotics, IO for low level devices, or network-based services.
• Experience with Jira for project management; Linux experience and CI tools.
• Experience with capturing, monitoring and analyzing network traffic (Wireshark/tcpdump/iPerf).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with software engineers to develop and maintain a full stack autonomy system flown in surrogate aircraft.
• Develop software for end-to-end testing of embedded sensors from simulation to flight test.
• Work with systems Eng to understand requirements for the conflict detection, navigation, and flight path management system.
• Develop test plans with the R&D team, specifying flight tests, data collection, and expected results.

Skills

Python programming for robotics

IO for low level devices

Network-based services

Docker / containerization

Linux

JIRA

Wireshark / tcpdump / iPerf

Google Cloud / BigQuery

Education

B.S. in Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, STEM

Tools

Docker

JIRA

Google Cloud

BigQuery

Job description

At Wisk, we're transforming the future of urban mobility through safe, all-electric, autonomous flight. We are a passionate team working together toward a sustainable future, solving high-impact problems that have never been solved before. By delivering everyday flight for everyone, we're making it possible to spend less time getting there and more time being there. If you want to be part of shaping the future of mobility, then read on! We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our R&D team. The R&D team is responsible for rapid evaluation of autonomy systems in a flight environment, and the development of future technologies that enable autonomous eVTOL operations. The goal of this position is to facilitate the development of autonomous systems through the use of surrogate platforms like helicopters, and simulation. This position will facilitate the integration of new software modules in our helicopter platform & bench setups, develop software architectures that enable rapid test and evaluation, automate software deployment, and automate data extraction and validation. Due to the nature of the work required for this position, this is an onsite opportunity.

Wisk HQ is located in Mountain View just a couple of hundred feet from Shoreline Lake and its surrounding walking/jogging trails.

You will be required to work from our Mountain View location.

Job Details

• Job Type: Full-time
• Location: Mountain View, onsite
• Pay range the company expects to pay: $167,000 - $208,000 per year

The starting base salary within this range for this role varies based on factors such as your geographical location, and your relevant job-related experience that is consistent with a business necessity.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for working with other software engineers to continue to develop and maintain a full stack autonomy system that is flown in surrogate aircraft.
• Be responsible for developing software used in the end-to-end testing of embedded sensors from simulation to flight test.
• Work with the systems engineers to understand the functional and performance requirements for the confliction detection, navigation, & flight path management system and subsystems.
• Work with the R&D team to develop test plans specifying flight tests that need to be performed, the sensor and ground truth data that needs to be collected, and the expected results.

Requirements

• B.S. in Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, STEM, or equivalent real-world experience and 8+ years industry experience with software development.
• Demonstrable proficiency in Python programming for robotics, IO for low level devices, or network-based services.
• Experience with commonly used project management, bug tracking, continuous integration tools e.g., JIRA.
• Experience with capturing, monitoring and analyzing network traffic, e.g., Wireshark, tcpdump, iPerf.
• Experience with Linux, e.g., configuration management, shell scripting.
• You have experience with Docker or experience with containerization in general.
• Experience with the Google Cloud Products and BigQuery is a plus.

Desired

• Experience with real time operating systems (RTOS), and other low-level C/C++ software.
• Experience C/C++ programming with the GNU Toolchain (gcc, gdb).
• Familiar with flight simulators leveraging both software and hardware "in-the-loop" testing strategies.
• Familiar with Agile software development, unit Testing and test driven development.
• Familiar with flight test operations.
• Familiar with sensors used in the aviation industry, e.g., ADS-B, GPS, INS, ACAS, etc.
• Familiar with embedded systems communication protocols, e.g., CAN, ARINC, I2C, SPI.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 9 off Fridays for full-time employees throughout the year
• Flexible vacation time off
• 11 company holidays
• A 401(k) plan with 50% company matching vested immediately
• Commuter assistance
• Education assistance
• Free catered lunches
• Flight lessons
• Wellness allowances
• Snacks, drinks
• Employee referral bonus
• Charitable giving match
• Patent bonus program
• and more.

Company Overview

Wisk is an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company dedicated to delivering safe, everyday flight for everyone. Wisk's self-flying, eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) air taxi is the first candidate for FAA certification of a passenger carrying autonomous aircraft. Wisk is a fully-owned Boeing subsidiary and is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, with locations around the world. With over a decade of experience and over 1750+ test flights, Wisk is shaping the future of daily commutes and urban travel, safely and sustainably.

Wisk Australia Pty Ltd is located in Brisbane Australia. Learn more about Wisk here.

EEO & Diversity

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In addition to federal law requirements, Wisk Aero abides by applicable provincial and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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