GNC Software Engineer

CHAOS Industries•Los Angeles, CA
•$160,000 - $240,000•Onsite

About The Position

CHAOS Industries is seeking a Senior Guidance Software Engineer to join its R&D team and lead the design of guidance software for a clean-sheet airframe design. The role is part of Engineering and may also offer opportunities to expand skills across the company’s product families. The position is full-time and on-site at the company’s office in Hawthorne, Los Angeles, California.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • At least 10 years of professional object-oriented software development experience.
  • Experience designing and implementing guidance algorithms for UAS platforms using commercial autopilot frameworks such as ArduPilot.
  • Practical understanding of fixed-wing and rotary-wing flight dynamics.
  • Strong understanding and extensive experience developing software for microcontroller architectures such as STM32 and for Linux hosted on Nvidia Jetson, AMD/Xilinx SoC, or Microblaze architectures.
  • Experience developing real-time embedded software, including hardware interfaces.
  • Experience integrating vendor-provided low-level drivers and firmware.
  • Experience with Agile lifecycle processes, including Scrum, Continuous Integration, and Test-Driven Development methodologies.
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision and collaborate on small teams.
  • U.S. Person status, because the role requires the ability to access U.S.-only data systems.

Nice To Haves

  • Current or previous DoD security clearance.
  • Part 107 remote pilot certification.
  • Experience integrating EO/IR sensors.
  • Experience integrating radar sensors.
  • Experience developing firmware using VHDL and using embedded software development flows on AMD/Xilinx FPGAs.
  • Experience with git.
  • Experience with production-level software development and deployment, including DevOps, DevSecOps, and/or CI/CD using modern FOSS/COTS toolsets.
  • Experience with full-lifecycle software development of high-TRL systems.
  • Experience with hardware/software integration and test (I&T) and verification and validation (V&V) of high-TRL systems.

Responsibilities

  • Implement guidance and navigation software within commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software frameworks.
  • Support airframe design activities.
  • Support integration of software with flight hardware.
  • Work full-time on-site in the Hawthorne office in Los Angeles, California.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits fully paid by the company.
  • 401(k) with a 50% company match up to 6% of pay.
  • Flexible spending account (FSA).
  • Health savings account (HSA).
  • Life insurance.
  • Free daily lunch.
  • No-meeting Fridays.
  • Unlimited PTO.
  • Casual dress code.
  • Relocation assistance.
  • Pre-IPO stock option grants.
  • Annual bonuses are described as coming soon.
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