May 2027 New Graduate Engineer, Software
About The Position
Mach Industries is seeking a New Graduate Software Engineer to develop software for next-generation autonomous defense systems. Depending on experience and interests, the engineer may contribute to embedded software, firmware, flight software, autonomy, simulation, developer infrastructure, or mission applications. The role involves collaborating with engineers across avionics, guidance, navigation, and control (GNC), systems, test, and hardware to build, integrate, and deploy reliable software on real-world platforms. It is suited to a hands-on engineer who enjoys challenging technical problems, learning across disciplines, and taking ownership of software from initial development through testing and deployment. The position supports software development for autonomous aircraft, missiles, propulsion systems, and related defense platforms. Work includes software and hardware-software integration, development of testing tools and simulation environments, troubleshooting, performance optimization, and participation in system integration and testing activities. The role is on-site in Huntington Beach, California, and requires meeting applicable U.S. export-control eligibility requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical field.
- Graduating with a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree by summer 2027.
- Software development experience gained through internships, research, academic projects, student teams, open-source contributions, or professional roles.
- Proficiency in at least one programming language, such as C, C++, Rust, or Python.
- Experience designing, building, testing, and debugging a meaningful software project.
- Understanding of core computer science concepts, including data structures, algorithms, software architecture, and version control.
- Ability to work effectively across engineering disciplines in a fast-paced, hardware-focused environment.
- Ability to work on-site in Huntington Beach, California.
- Must meet the stated U.S. Government export-control eligibility requirements or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with embedded systems, firmware, microcontrollers, or real-time operating systems.
- Familiarity with Linux, networking, multithreading, concurrency, or distributed systems.
- Experience with low-level hardware interfaces, device drivers, bootloaders, or board bring-up.
- Experience with Rust, including embedded Rust or Embassy.
- Familiarity with autonomous systems, robotics, aerospace systems, or unmanned vehicles.
- Experience with simulation, software-in-the-loop testing, or hardware-in-the-loop testing.
- Familiarity with sensor integration, state estimation, autonomy, or GNC systems.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, containers, or DevOps tools.
- Participation in technical student teams such as robotics, rocketry, Formula SAE, Design/Build/Fly, UAV, CubeSat, or autonomous vehicle organizations.
Responsibilities
- Develop, test, and maintain software for autonomous aircraft, missiles, propulsion systems, and related defense platforms.
- Write clean, efficient, and well-tested code in C, C++, Rust, Python, or similar languages.
- Contribute to one or more areas, including embedded software, firmware, flight software, autonomy, simulation, mission applications, and developer infrastructure.
- Collaborate with avionics, GNC, systems, test, and mechanical engineers to support hardware-software integration.
- Build tools, automated tests, and simulation environments to accelerate software development and system validation.
- Troubleshoot and debug complex software and hardware-software interactions.
- Optimize software for performance, latency, reliability, memory usage, and computational efficiency.
- Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, technical documentation, and continuous integration processes.
- Support system integration, ground testing, flight testing, and field operations.
- Identify technical risks and proactively develop solutions to improve system performance and reliability.
Benefits
- Performance-based incentives tied to individual and company performance.
- Stock options or equity participation.
- Healthcare, dental, and vision plans.
- Retirement savings plans.
- Paid time off.
- Funds for continuing education, training, and career growth.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
