Flight Controls & Guidance Software Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Full-time on-site in Los Angeles (Hawthorne), California, United States. U.S. Person status is required to access U.S.-only data systems.

Base salary: $160,000–$240,000 per year, excluding bonuses, equity, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops advanced sensing and detection systems for defense, commercial aviation, and border protection using Coherent Distributed Networks.

What you will do

• Implement guidance and navigation software within commercial off-the-shelf software frameworks.
• Lead guidance software design for a clean-sheet airframe.
• Support airframe design activities and system integration.
• Integrate software with flight hardware, vendor drivers, and firmware.
• Develop real-time embedded software and hardware interfaces.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of professional object-oriented software development experience.
• Experience designing and implementing guidance algorithms for UAS platforms using autopilot frameworks such as ArduPilot.
• Practical understanding of fixed-wing and rotary-wing flight dynamics.
• Extensive experience with STM32 or similar microcontrollers and Linux on Nvidia Jetson, AMD/Xilinx SoC, or Microblaze architectures.
• U.S. Person status required; experience with real-time embedded software, Agile/Scrum, continuous integration, and test-driven development.

Nice to have

• Current or previous DoD security clearance and Part 107 remote pilot certification.
• EO/IR or radar sensor integration experience.
• VHDL and AMD/Xilinx FPGA development experience.
• Git, DevOps, DevSecOps, CI/CD, and production-level software deployment experience.
• Experience with high-TRL system development, integration, testing, and verification.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits fully paid by the company.
• 401(k) with a 50% company match up to 6% of pay, plus FSA, HSA, and life insurance.
• Unlimited paid time off, free daily lunch, and a stocked kitchen.
• Competitive base salary, pre-IPO stock options, relocation assistance, and planned annual bonuses.
• Engineering environment supporting collaboration across product families and global offices.