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Flight Software Engineer, Embedded C/C++, Air Dominance & Strike - Advanced Effects

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $129,000–$129,000🗓 2026-07-14 → 2026-08-01

Core

Develop microcontroller software, device drivers, and flight control systems for autonomous airborne vehicles and tactical missile systems.

Role type

Embedded C/C++ Flight Software Engineer

Builds

Flight computer vehicle software for subsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic autonomous systems

Domain

Defense / Aerospace / Avionics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

C programming, low-level embedded software architecture, RTOS development, device driver development, microcontroller programming, embedded systems debugging, communications protocols (CAN, ARINC, MIL-STD), revision control

Preferred skills

DO-178 standards experience, safety critical systems experience, commercial and public sector technical environment experience

Technologies

RTOS, oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, embedded compilers/debuggers/IDEs

Responsibilities

Develop microcontroller software using an RTOS, develop device drivers and protocols for aircraft sensors, integrate new features and sensors into flight controller software, create aircraft control systems, create SITL/HITL test fixtures, analyze flight test results, support device manufacturing and operational aircraft deployments

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC

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