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Astro Mechanica · 3 months ago

Senior Flight Software Engineer

San Francisco

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$170K/yr - $215K/yr

4+ years exp

Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company focused on democratizing high-speed flight. They are seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer to develop software for controlling and flying their products, including architecting the full software stack and collaborating with engineering teams.

AerospaceManufacturingMechanical Engineering

Responsibilities

Develop highly reliable autonomous software systems and the simulations/ infrastructure required to validate them

Own all aspects of software development including design, test, and operations

Work closely with other engineering disciplines to design and develop the overall aircraft systems

Qualification

C++RustReal-time systemsEmbedded systemsLinux kernelDebuggingPerformance optimizationUnit testingControls knowledgeFluid systems knowledgeMotors knowledgePhysical mechanics knowledge

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or a Science discipline and 4+ years of software development experience; or 6+ years of professional software development experience

Experience in C++, Rust, or other systems programming language

Experience building or working with real-time systems or distributed computing systems

Experience working on embedded systems or the Linux kernel

Proven skills in debugging, performance optimization, and unit testing

Basic knowledge in controls, fluid systems, motors, or other physical mechanics