Senior Embedded Flight Software Engineer - Defense Industry

About the Role

CHAOS Industries is seeking a highly-skilled and motivated Senior Embedded Flight Software Engineer to join our R&D team. This Senior Embedded Flight Software Engineer remote position offers you the opportunity to lead the design of our guidance software on a clean sheet airframe design. As a member of Engineering, you will also have the chance to expand your skillset across our product families.

What You'll Do

• Implement guidance and navigation software within COTS software frameworks.
• Support airframe design activities and system integration of software on flight hardware.
• Collaborate with small teams and work with minimal supervision.
• Utilize your experience in object-oriented software development to enhance our software capabilities.
• Engage in Agile lifecycle processes including Scrum, Continuous Integration, and Test-Driven Development Methodologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or higher Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related degree.
• 10+ years of experience in professional, object-oriented software development.
• Experience with design and implementation of guidance algorithms for UAS platforms using commercial autopilot frameworks like ArduPilot.
• Practical understanding of flight dynamics of fixed wing and rotary wing platforms.
• Solid understanding and extensive experience in software development on microcontroller architectures (STM32 or similar) and on Linux hosted on Nvidia Jetson, AMD/Xilinx SoC or Microblaze architectures.

Nice to Have

• Current or previous DoD security clearance.
• Part 107 remote pilot certification.
• Experience with EO/IR sensor integration and radar sensor integration.
• Experience with firmware development using VHDL and embedded software development flow on AMD/Xilinx FPGAs.
• Experience with production-level SW development & deployment, including DevOps, DevSecOps, and/or Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD).

What We Offer

• Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company.
• 401k with a 50% company match up to 6% of pay.
• Free daily lunch, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO, and a casual dress code.
• Competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, and relocation assistance.
• Team Growth: Join a growing team of 200 employees across 5 global offices.