Staff Safety-Critical Software Engineer (C++)

Location: San Diego, California, United States; Workplace: On-site

Company

hirify.global develops resilient autonomy and intelligence products for aircraft and other platforms operating in complex environments.

What you will do

• Drive the architecture, development, integration, and testing of an extensible Run-Time Assurance module for autonomous systems.
• Integrate the module with low-assurance mission-autonomy software and high-assurance middleware.
• Specialize and test safety capabilities across aircraft and other physical platforms in diverse and adversarial conditions.
• Lead principled software development practices, including code analysis, audit trails, and structured reviews.
• Create certification artifacts such as analysis reports, software documentation, architecture decision records, interface control diagrams, and system models.
• Mentor developers on safe software development practices and software quality.

Requirements

• Typically 10+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree, 9+ years with a Master’s degree, 7+ years with a PhD, or equivalent experience.
• Expertise designing and developing C++-based safety-critical software with real-time guarantees.
• Deep knowledge of C++ software architecture patterns and practical implementation.
• Experience integrating software with real-world physical systems and improving performance and reliability.
• Knowledge of software assurance standards and certifications, including DO-178C and MIL-HDBK-516.
• Strong Git and Linux skills, modern development practices, technical leadership, and mentoring experience.

Nice to have

• Experience with strict C++ coding standards such as MISRA C++ and JSF AV C++.
• Hands-on airworthiness certification experience with MIL-HDBK-516 or DO-178C.
• Experience taking a solution through certification and achieving certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employee position within the Hivemind Enterprise Division’s Engineering department.
• Work on safety-critical autonomy capabilities supporting aircraft such as the X-BAT Group 5 Collaborative Combat Aircraft UAV.
• Collaborative engineering environment focused on rigorous development, certifiability, reliability, and technical mentorship.