Embedded Software Intern
About The Position
Swarm Aero is redefining air power by building the largest swarming UAV and the most versatile swarming aircraft network in the world. The company is moving quickly to launch the first aircraft designed specifically for swarming, as well as the Command & Control software to mobilize swarms of thousands of heterogeneous autonomous assets and empower human operators to achieve superhuman results. The team has created and exited multiple startups, negotiated defense deals worth billions of dollars, and designed and built 30+ novel aircraft, with aerospace experience from Scaled Composites, Airbus, Archer Aviation, Blue Origin, and Boom Supersonic. Your code will run next to sensors, networks, and aircraft hardware. When the software works, something physical works because of it. Swarm Aero is redefining air power. We are building autonomous aircraft and Legion, command and control software designed to coordinate large numbers of heterogeneous autonomous systems. Our team combines experience building novel aircraft, scaling startups, and delivering technology for national security. The internship involves owning a scoped project with a clear technical or business outcome, working directly with the people responsible for the system, and presenting what you built and learned at the end of the summer. The goal is to provide useful work with the support to do it well.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field, with graduation and enrollment requirements to be confirmed.
- Strong programming fundamentals and experience in C or C++
- Coursework or project experience with embedded systems, operating systems, computer architecture, or real-time software
- A project where you wrote software that interacted with hardware and can explain how you debugged it
Nice To Haves
- An RTOS such as FreeRTOS, VxWorks, Zephyr, or QNX
- Linux, device drivers, networking, robotics, controls, or avionics
- Python-based test automation, CI, simulation, or model-based development
Responsibilities
- Develop C or C++ software for embedded avionics, vehicle systems, sensing, communications, or test equipment
- Bring up peripherals and interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet, or other serial and network protocols
- Write drivers, services, diagnostics, simulation components, or hardware-abstraction layers
- Use debuggers, logs, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG tools to find problems
- Contribute to software-in-the-loop or hardware-in-the-loop testing and verification
Benefits
- Meaningful equity in a high-growth defense technology company
- Competitive base salary commensurate with experience
- Medical, dental, vision, and 401k
- PTO and paid sick leave
- Monthly wellness stipend
- Daily catered lunch (office)
- Paid parental leave
- Direct impact on a critical national security mission
- A world-class team of engineers and operators solving genuinely hard problems
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
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