Flight Software Manager
About The Position
Reliable Robotics is seeking a Flight Software Manager to lead and grow the team responsible for safety-critical flight software that operates the aircraft. The manager will mature engineering processes that balance near-term execution with formal DO-178C verification, support rapid integration and testing of Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) algorithms, and develop software architecture for certification. The role provides technical and architectural guidance on flight software components, including flight controls and redundancy management. It works closely with leads across GNC, Avionics, Systems, and Hardware to develop and execute technical roadmaps, manage priorities, and keep the team empowered and unblocked as it delivers robust, reliable, certifiable flight software for advanced autonomy. The position is onsite at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California, and requires willingness to travel 10% of the time.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
- 7+ years of professional experience in real-time embedded software development using C/C++.
- 3+ years in a technical leadership or people management role.
- Experience working on complex systems where hardware and software intersect.
- Experience with GNC algorithms, flight dynamics, and state estimation.
- Willingness to travel 10% of the time.
- Must be able to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws; applicants must provide documentation establishing U.S.-person or non-U.S.-person status and, where applicable, nationalities.
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated success scaling teams and maturing development processes in a high-growth environment.
- Experience designing and implementing fault-tolerant systems and redundancy management schemes.
- Experience working through the full lifecycle of a DO-178C certification program.
- Professional experience with Python for tooling, test, and data analysis.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow the team responsible for safety-critical flight software.
- Mature engineering processes to balance immediate engineering execution with formal DO-178C verification.
- Support rapid integration and testing of GNC algorithms while building software architecture for certification.
- Provide technical and architectural guidance on flight software components, including flight controls and redundancy management.
- Work with leads across GNC, Avionics, Systems, and Hardware to develop and execute technical roadmaps.
- Manage priorities and ensure the team is unblocked and empowered to deliver robust, reliable, and certifiable flight software.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
