CareerPlan

GNC System Development Engineer, Prime Air

Seattle, Washington, United StatesFull-time$129k–$175k2026-10-19 → 2026-10-20

Core

Develop DO-178C-compliant software requirements, architecture, and verification evidence for Drone Guidance, Navigation & Controls (GNC) systems.

Role type

Senior IC Requirements and Verification Engineer (Safety-Critical Software)

Builds

DO-178C compliant GNC software lifecycle artifacts and verification tools

Domain

Aerospace / Autonomous Systems / Safety-Critical Software

Required skills

C/C++/Python, embedded/real-time systems, DO-178C lifecycle, requirements engineering, test automation, CI/CD pipelines, system architecture, interface control documents (ICDs), simulation tools

Preferred skills

Master's degree, distributed systems, hardware/software integration, model-based design (Simulink/Stateflow), autonomous systems/robotics, UAVs

Technologies

Python, MATLAB, C/C++, Simulink, Stateflow, CI/CD pipelines

Responsibilities

Develop system and software requirements for GNC components; Author software architecture documents; Develop Interface Control Documents (ICDs); Create verification evidence including test cases and procedures; Develop software tools for simulation and test automation

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC