Senior Remote Flight Control Software Engineer

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work arrangement

Highly competitive salary and bonus

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Generous retirement savings plan with

Significant paid time off and holidays

Access to leading development tools

Advanced technical training

Work on groundbreaking aviation tech

Collaborative remote culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Aviation Software Engineer specializing in flight control systems. The role is fully remote, enabling you to contribute to advanced flight control software from home.

You will design, code, test, and validate algorithms ensuring safety and performance in modern aircraft, with emphasis on real-time embedded systems and rigorous development lifecycles. The ideal candidate has 6+ years in aviation software, strong C/C++ skills, and familiarity with RTOS and

Qualifications

• Experience in safety-critical aviation software development.
• Strong C/C++ for real-time embedded systems.
• Familiarity with DO-178C/DO-254 is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test flight control software algorithms/modules in C/C++.
• Develop real-time embedded software for flight control computers.
• Apply control theory to create stable flight control laws.
• Perform unit/integration/system validation of flight software.
• Ensure compliance with aviation software standards (DO-178C/DO-254).
• Collaborate remotely with engineers and other developers.
• Debug complex software issues with advanced tools.
• Create design specs, test plans, and traceability reports.
• Participate in code reviews and process improvements.
• Stay updated on propulsion/avionics tech and aerospace software.
• Contribute to architectural design and evolution of flight software.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Real-time embedded

Flight control

Aerospace software

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/AE/EE

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Git

RTOS

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Aviation Software Engineer specializing in flight control systems. The role is fully remote, enabling you to contribute to advanced flight control software from home.

You will design, code, test, and validate algorithms ensuring safety and performance in modern aircraft, with emphasis on real-time embedded systems and rigorous development lifecycles. The ideal candidate has 6+ years in aviation software, strong C/C++ skills, and familiarity with RTOS and