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Effector Guidance Software Engineer

Los Angeles, CA💼 Full-time💰 $160,000–$160,000🗓 2026-06-29 → 2026-07-31

Core

Design and implement guidance and navigation software for clean-sheet airframe designs and UAS platforms.

Role type

Senior IC embedded software engineer (guidance algorithms)

Builds

Guidance software for unmanned air systems (UAS) and defense platforms

Domain

Defense / Aerospace / Embedded Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Object-oriented software development, guidance algorithm design, flight dynamics (fixed/rotary wing), microcontroller programming (STM32), Linux on embedded SoC (Nvidia Jetson, AMD/Xilinx, Microblaze), real-time embedded software, hardware interface integration, vendor driver integration, Agile/Scrum/CI/CD

Preferred skills

DoD security clearance, Part 107 remote pilot certification, EO/IR sensor integration, radar sensor integration, VHDL/FPGA development, DevSecOps, high-TRL system lifecycle development, HW/SW integration and verification

Technologies

STM32, Nvidia Jetson, AMD/Xilinx SoC, Microblaze, ArduPilot, VHDL, Git, COTS frameworks

Responsibilities

Implement guidance and navigation software within COTS frameworks, support airframe design activities, support system integration of software on flight hardware

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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