Senior Flight Software Engineer, Avionics

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and develop highly reliable autonomous flight software.
• Own flight software development from conception to flight-ready systems through design, development, testing, and integration.
• Champion safety, reliability, and testability.
• Collaborate with your FSW team on architectural decisions, investigations, troubleshooting issues, and designing solutions.
• Contribute to the development of feature, regression, SIL, and HIL testing.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree in Computer Science (CS), Computer Engineering (CE), Electrical Engineering (EE), or other relevant field.
• 5+ years experience in the development of high reliability software.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Proficiency with C++, Python, and Linux.
• Experience in designing fault tolerant or fail safe architectures. 
• Experience developing software for physical systems that employ sensors, real-time planning and control, commanding of actuators or motors, wired communications or RF transceivers.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR:

• Critical thinking:  ABL engineers seek to understand the “why” behind all design decisions, operational events and test outcomes 
• Ability to navigate ambiguity: ABL engineers must be comfortable defining their own pathway to an objective 
• End-to end ownership:  projects are delivered fully complete and ready for flight

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENTS:

• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to life 50 pounds with reasonable accommodations 
• Ability to use a computer to complete assignments 
• Ability to communicate with individuals and groups in person, by phone and telepresence 
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will typically work in an office environment, unless working outdoors is necessary to complete audits, safety inspections, trainings or investigations  
• Travel up to 25% to ABL sites, customers, and vendors