Senior Flight Software Engineer (Embedded C/C++)

Location: Los Angeles, California, United States; on-site

Salary: $159,750–$195,250 per year

Company

hirify.global is a venture-backed defense aviation startup developing high-speed and hypersonic aircraft through rapid iterative prototyping.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain embedded flight software for flight control, navigation, communication, and avionics systems.
• Collaborate with hardware and systems engineers on software-hardware integration.
• Write efficient, documented code that meets aircraft performance and safety requirements.
• Develop software requirements, design documents, and technical documentation.
• Participate in code reviews, design reviews, testing, debugging, simulations, and system-level verification.
• Contribute to safety-critical software development and documentation for regulatory compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in embedded flight software development.
• Professional programming experience with C/C++.
• Experience with embedded flight software development tools and methodologies.
• Must be eligible to access information subject to U.S. export controls as a U.S. person or through deemed export licensing eligibility.
• Strong problem-solving, attention to detail, communication, and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with RTOS or embedded Linux for real-time applications.
• Experience with low-level hardware interfaces such as CAN, RS422, MIL-STD-1553, or ARINC 429.
• Experience with fault-redundant design and safety-critical processes such as DO-178C or MIL-516C.
• Knowledge of avionics, flight control, and navigation systems.
• Experience in a startup environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Work closely with hardware and systems engineering teams in an on-site environment.
• Employer-paid healthcare and pet insurance.
• Stock options, a 401(k) retirement plan, and potential year-end bonuses.
• Paid parental leave, federal holidays, and PTO programs.
• Weekly paid office lunches and stocked breakrooms.