Senior Software Engineer, Flight Systems

New Yesterday

Overview
We are looking for a talented Software Engineer with exceptional C++ skills to work on our core Flight Framework that flies our aircraft! This is the framework that powers all the software systems on the aircraft.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be designing clean C++ APIs used by all of the numerous computers on the aircraft and will also be improving the distributed computing framework used by all the computers. Additionally, you will work with system engineers to decompose equipment-level requirements into high-level and low-level software requirements in compliance with DO-178C. You will design, implement, and test flight-critical software components with C++ as well as integrate these into the larger system.
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science or computer engineering and 7+ years of full-time experience. An advanced degree and 5+ years industry experience will also be considered. Expert knowledge of C++ Knowledge of object-oriented programming methodology, multi-layered system architectures, and creating clean APIs, APIs that are independent of the OS (operating system) Demonstratable knowledge of multi-threaded systems Experience with modern integrated development environments and debuggers Willingness to be flexible and learn new technologies Ability to work inside of a hybrid team (office & remote)
Desired
Experience with or knowledge of DO-178B/C, particularly writing low-level requirements Expert knowledge of distributed computing frameworks/IPC Demonstratable proficiency in other SW languages such as: Python, C#, C, SQL Experience using git version control A positive attitude and a passion for aerospace! Please still apply if you don’t meet all items in the desired section! Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to
Location:
Santa Cruz
Job Type:
FullTime