Staff Software Engineer - Controls

Flightwave Inc.; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Flightwave Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer - Controls in Torrance, CA. The role focuses on developing and shipping embedded robotics software with strong C++ expertise on ARM-based microcontrollers.

Candidates should have hands-on experience with sensors, URDF modeling, and real-time operating systems to drive control loops and frame transformations in robotics applications.

Qualifications

• Proven experience shipping embedded robotics products in C++ on microcontrollers (ARM Cortex-M, STM32).
• Deep understanding of modern C++ (14/17/20), real-time constraints, memory management, and synchronization primitives.
• Experience in attitude control, sensor fusion or target tracking and related frame-transformation problems, perception, and performance metrics.
• Hands-on experience integrating feedback sensors (IMUs, encoders) into drive-system control loops.
• URDF-based modeling and robotics simulation environments.
• Experience with FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or similar RTOS.

Skills

Embedded robotics background

Strong C++ skills

Frame-level expertise

Sensor integration expertise

Simulation & URDF

RTOS proficiency

Job description

# Staff Software Engineer - ControlsTorrance, CA 90503**Embedded Robotics Background:** Proven experience shipping embedded robotics products in C++ on microcontrollers (ARM Cortex-M, STM32, etc.).**Strong C++ Skills:** Deep understanding of modern C++ (14/17/20), real-time constraints, memory management, and synchronization primitives.**Frame-Level Expertise:** Experience in one or more of attitude control, sensor fusion, target tracking or other complex frame-transformation problems, perception, and related system performance metrics.**Sensor Integration Expertise:** Hands-on experience integrating feedback sensors, such as IMUs, encoders, and related sensing hardware, into drive-system control loops.**Simulation & URDF:** Experience working with URDF-based modeling and robotics simulation environments.**RTOS Proficiency:** Experience with FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or similar real-time operating systems.