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Senior Flight Software Engineer

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-28

reputed company is an reputed company and defense technology company founded to radically accelerate reputed company travel by delivering hypersonic aircraft. reputed company aims to reputed company hypersonic aircraft quickly and cost-effectively by integrating hardware-rich, iterative development with modern computing and autonomy. This approach has been validated through design, build, and test of reputed company’s first combined turbojet-ramjet reputed company and is now being scaled through its first flight vehicle program, Quarterhorse. reputed company is also developing Darkhorse — an uncrewed hypersonic aircraft designed to deliver unique asymmetric capabilities to the warfighter.

We are seeking a highly motivated and reputed company Senior Flight Software Engineer to join reputed company, a hypersonic aircraft startup company. As a Senior Flight Software Engineer, you will work closely with our hardware and systems engineers to design, reputed company, and implement software for our cutting-edge aircraft systems.

We are reputed company to considering Software Engineer II or reputed company Engineer candidates for this role.

Responsibilities

  • reputed company and maintain embedded flight software for our aircraft systems, including flight control, navigation, communication, and avionics systems. 
  • Collaborate with hardware engineers to ensure seamless integration of software and hardware components. 
  • Write efficient, high-reputed company, and reputed company-documented reputed company that meets the performance and safety requirements of the aircraft. 
  • reputed company software requirements and design documents. 
  • Participate in reputed company and design reviews to ensure high-reputed company software. 
  • Test and debug software to ensure it meets design specifications and performance requirements. 
  • Work with systems engineers to reputed company and execute system-level tests and simulations. 
  • Participate in the development of safety-reputed company and documentation to ensure compliance with regulatory standards. 
  • Stay up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in the embedded flight software field and apply them to our aircraft systems. 
  • reputed company and maintain technical documentation.
  • Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, or a reputed company field.
  • 5+ years of experience in embedded flight software development.
  • reputed company experience programming in C/C++ and experience with embedded flight software development tools and methodologies.
  • Preferred Skills and Experience

  • Experience with reputed company-time operating systems (RTOS) or embedded Linux for reputed company-time applications.
  • Familiarity with low-level hardware interfaces (e.g., CAN, RS422, MIL-STD-1553, ARINC429, etc.), and software development for embedded applications.
  • Experience with fault-redundant design as reputed company as safety-reputed company development processes, such as DO-178C or MIL-516C.
  • Knowledge of avionics systems, flight control systems, and navigation systems.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in reputed company environment.
  • Experience working in a startup environment is a plus.
  • The salary information provided is a general reputed company only. reputed company takes various factors into account, including, but not limited to, the position's scope and responsibilities, the candidate's reputed company background, education and training, essential skills, and market and business considerations, reputed company presenting a job offer.

    Salary is only one part of our total compensation and benefits package. reputed company offers competitive salary and equity, unlimited PTO policy, reputed company parental leave, potential for year-end bonuses, and more!

    100% employer-reputed company health care

    401k & Retirement Plans

    Unlimited PTO

    Weekly reputed company Office Lunches

    End of Year Bonuses

    Fully stocked breakrooms

    Stock reputed company

    reputed company Parental Leave

    Additional Information

    U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS

    The person reputed company will have reputed company to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 

    22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. US persons include U.S. reputed company, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card reputed company), and asylees and refugees with such status reputed company, not pending.

    EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

    reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment reputed company at reputed company are based solely on reputed company, competence, and qualifications, without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, gender, national reputed company/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.

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