UAS Engineer - Software

Skyeton, Inc; North Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan with company match

Medical insurance

Innovative projects

Career opportunities

Competitive salary

Job summary

Skyeton, Inc. is seeking an experienced software engineer to design and integrate payloads, mission systems, and ground control for Raybird UAVs. You will work across sensors, autonomy, and communications to ship capabilities used on real missions.

The role requires hands-on development in embedded Linux, C/C++, and Python, with flight-test exposure at military installations and a strong emphasis on rapid iteration and reliability.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of software development in embedded/real‑time systems.
• Strong C/C++ and Python with embedded Linux experience.
• Experience integrating autopilots/flight controllers and telemetry.
• Disciplined use of Git, code review, CI, and automated testing.
• Willingness to work at U.S. military installations and analyze flight data.

Responsibilities

• Build and integrate software for Raybird payloads and ground control.
• Write payload control, telemetry, and mission data software.
• Develop operator tools for real-time video, mapping, telemetry, and mission management.
• Bring up new mission equipment on the bench and prove data path end-to-end.
• Create test harnesses, simulators, loggers, and data-reduction tools.
• Support GPS-denied and EW-contested behavior in software.
• Triage logs and close issues quickly after flight test.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Embedded Linux

Full stack development

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science / Computer or Software Engineering

Tools

MAVLink

Serial

UDP/TCP

Ethernet

Git

Job description

At Skyeton, you’ll work at the leading edge of unmanned aircraft systems. Our Raybird UAVs fly critical missions, from reconnaissance and monitoring to targeting and search-and-rescue, proven across hundreds of thousands of operational flight hours. This is a UAS-focused engineering role, and everything you do centers on getting capability onto the aircraft and into the air.

You’ll work in a fast-paced engineering, integration, and test environment, moving from concept to flight quickly and validating new payloads and mission systems on real hardware rather than on paper. Expect hands-on, day-to-day exposure to emerging technologies across sensors, communications, and autonomy, with the freedom to prototype, integrate, and iterate.

Most importantly, your work gets fielded. You’ll help bring new technologies and mission capabilities directly to the warfighter on timelines that matter, and see the systems you build make a real operational difference.

What you'll do

• Build and integrate the software that ties new payloads and mission systems into the Raybird air vehicle and its ground control station.
• Write payload-control, telemetry, and mission-data software, and get it talking to autopilots, sensors, and radios.
• Develop operator-facing tools for real-time video, mapping, telemetry, and mission management, across both front-end and back-end.
• Bring up new mission equipment on the bench: define interfaces, write drivers and adapters, and prove out the data path end to end.
• Create the test harnesses, simulators, loggers, and data-reduction tools the team relies on during rapid integration cycles.
• Support GPS-denied and EW-contested behavior in software, working alongside the navigation and autonomy effort.
• Turn builds around quickly for flight test, then triage logs and close issues fast.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years of software development on embedded, robotics, UAS, or other real-time systems.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Computer or Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Strong C/C++ and Python, with day-to-day work on embedded Linux.
• Experience across the stack, from services and APIs on the back end to operator UIs on the front end.
• Hands-on with machine-to-machine messaging and links (MAVLink, serial, UDP/TCP, Ethernet).
• Experience integrating autopilots or flight controllers (PX4, ArduPilot, or comparable) and their telemetry.
• Disciplined use of Git, code review, CI, and automated testing.
• Comfortable supporting flight test at U.S. military installations and iterating on real flight data.
• Sharp attention to detail and a bias toward shipping working software.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active U.S. security clearance, Minimum Secret, TS or TS/SCI preferred.
• Prior work on Department of War (DoW) programs.
• Experience building or extending ground control station software for fixed-wing UAS.
• Familiarity with encrypted digital datalinks and long-range comms.
• Experience handling GPS-denied navigation, multi-frequency GNSS, and CRPA anti-jam in software.
• Experience with autonomous waypoint flight, return-to-launch, and automated launch and recovery sequencing.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD and DO-178 software practices.

What We Offer

• 401k plan with company match.
• Medical insurance: voluntary health insurance program.
• Innovative projects: work in an international company that develops advanced technologies for the military sector and is actively growing in the global market.
• Career opportunities: participation in internal competitions for new positions, working on various projects, and expanding your skills.
• Competitive salary and a referral program for recommendations.

About Skyeton, Inc

Skyeton is an aerospace and defense technology company focused on the design, production, and support of advanced unmanned aerial systems. At our growing Fayetteville, North Carolina operation, employees help establish and scale U.S.-based manufacturing capabilities that support demanding customer missions.

Company Culture

Skyeton combines the energy of a growing organization with the discipline required in aerospace manufacturing. We value teamwork, accountability, practical problem-solving, precise execution, and a willingness to improve. Our people make a difference, and every employee contributes directly to product quality, operational readiness, and customer success.