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FlightWave Aerospace - A Red Cat Company · 12 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer, Platform

Torrance, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$132K/yr - $176K/yr

5+ years exp

FlightWave Aerospace, a Red Cat Company, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Platform to lead the development and sustainment of the C++ application core for the Edge130 UAS platform. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance software for autonomy and mission-critical systems while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration.

AerospaceData Collection and LabelingTransportation

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain C++ application code for the Edge130 platform

Work within a large, modular codebase, ensuring maintainability, performance, and scalability

Implement and optimize multithreaded, real-time components for flight-critical systems

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (controls, perception, avionics, ground systems) to ensure seamless platform integration

Support both sustainment engineering (bug fixes, refactoring, reliability improvements) and new feature development

Contribute to continuous improvement of coding standards, CI/CD pipelines, and build/test infrastructure

Review code and mentor junior engineers in C++ best practices, performance profiling, and debugging

Participate in new product introduction (NPI) efforts, ensuring platform readiness and software scalability

Document designs, APIs, and workflows to ensure clarity and consistency across the engineering team

Qualification

C++Multithreaded applicationsReal-time systemsEmbedded systemsBuild systemsVersion controlDebugging skillsEffective communicationCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Robotics, or related field

Expert-level C++ (C++17/20) proficiency with deep knowledge of memory management, concurrency, and object-oriented design

5+ years of professional software engineering experience, preferably in robotics, aerospace, or other high-reliability embedded platforms

Strong background in multithreaded and real-time applications

Experience working in and scaling large C++ codebases

Hands-on experience with cross-compilers and embedded ARM platforms

Proficiency with build systems (CMake, Bazel, or equivalent) and version control (Git)

Strong debugging, profiling, and performance optimization skills

Effective communicator and collaborator in cross-functional engineering environments

Preferred

Experience with robotics frameworks (e.g., ROS/ROS2)

Familiarity with Conan or other C++ package management tools

Experience with NVIDIA Jetson platforms and GPU-accelerated development

Knowledge of networking protocols, middleware, and distributed systems in real-time robotics

Background in hardware/software integration, particularly for UAVs or autonomous platforms

Exposure to GPU programming (CUDA), computer vision, or sensor fusion

Experience supporting software sustainment for long-lifecycle aerospace/defense products

Benefits

Generous annual equity package

Potential bonuses

Company

FlightWave Aerospace - A Red Cat Company

FlightWave Aerospace is a division of Red Cat, focused on delivering extended short-range, endurance-optimized uncrewed aircraft for mission-critical operations.

Founded in 2014

Santa Monica, California, USA

51-200 employees