Sr. Flight Software Verification Engineer (Embedded)

TL;DR

Sr. Flight Software Verification Engineer (Embedded): Verifying embedded software for aviation sensors and control systems with an accent on safety-critical standards and DO-178C compliance. Focus on developing verification tooling, implementing requirements-based testing in HIL environments, and ensuring system robustness against faults.

Location: Mountain View, CA (Onsite). Must comply with U.S. export control laws (U.S. person status required).

Salary: $185,000 – $230,000 + Equity

Company

Building safety-enhancing automated aviation systems to make air transportation safer and more efficient.

What you will do

• Contribute to the DO-178C verification strategy and implementation.
• Create tooling to provide an effective and compliant environment for software verification.
• Oversee and author test development.
• Perform tool qualification in accordance with DO-178C/DO-330.
• Work directly with flight hardware in the lab and on the plane to plan and execute flight testing.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with C or C++.
• Experience in safety-critical verification of software to achieve DO-178C objectives or comparable standards.
• Experience with requirements-based testing in unit test and Hardware-In-The-Loop (HIL) environments.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Capacity to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws (U.S. person status or government authorization).

Nice to have

• Experience defining software verification strategy for DO-178C programs.
• Experience leading test framework tooling development.
• Experience with tool qualification for DO-178C/DO-330.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive base salary and stock options.
• Employee medical insurance and 401k contribution.
• Casual work environment with a team of mission-driven engineers.
• Unique opportunity to watch verified software fly a real aircraft.