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December 2026 New Graduate Engineer, Software / GNC

Huntington Beach, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-12 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, build, and optimize mission-critical software for autonomous defense platforms, focusing on real-time systems and embedded applications.

Role type

New Grad Software Engineer (Autonomous Systems)

Builds

Autonomous defense platforms, embedded firmware, and autonomy applications

Domain

Defense technology, autonomous systems, embedded systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

C++, Rust, Python, C, clean code practices, software testing, embedded software development, firmware development, real-time optimization, CI/CD pipelines, software architecture

Preferred skills

autonomous systems development, robotics, aerospace, embedded systems, microcontrollers, RTOS, GNC, controls, state estimation, sensor fusion, simulation environments, hardware-in-the-loop testing, Linux, networking, concurrency, distributed systems

Technologies

C++, Rust, Python, C, Linux, RTOS

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain software for autonomous defense platforms; Design and implement efficient code across the stack from embedded to application layers; Optimize software for real-time execution and resource-constrained platforms; Build simulation and testing infrastructure; Debug hardware-software integration issues; Contribute to software architecture and technical design decisions.

Seniority

Entry-level, New Graduate

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