Software Engineer, Real-Time & Safety-Critical Systems

Global Placement Firm•New York, NY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Global Placement Firm is conducting a confidential search for a Software Engineer to join a highly specialized deep-tech company rebuilding air traffic control infrastructure from the ground up. This is a high-impact, hands-on engineering opportunity for a software engineer who wants to work on real-time, safety-critical systems where their work directly impacts the reliability and safety of aviation infrastructure. The ideal candidate is a strong generalist and builder with production experience in C++, Python, or similar systems-level languages and a background in real-time, embedded, firmware, aerospace, automotive, robotics, medical devices, or other safety-critical environments. As a Software Engineer, you will become one of the core engineering contributors on a small team developing a modern remote air traffic control system. You will work across real-time perception, state estimation, automation, streaming data pipelines, computer vision, speech recognition, and controller-facing applications. This is a greenfield engineering environment where you will have significant ownership and the opportunity to build core systems from the ground up rather than working within a narrowly defined technical lane. The team is developing technology designed to modernize air traffic control for the many airports that currently operate without traditional control towers.

Requirements

2+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Experience shipping production software using C++, Python, or comparable systems-level languages.
Strong generalist engineering ability with the capacity to work across multiple areas of the technology stack.
Experience with real-time systems, embedded software, firmware, or safety-critical software.
Experience in one or more relevant industries such as: Aerospace Aviation Automotive Robotics Medical devices Defense Embedded systems Other safety-critical technology environments
Understanding of real-time systems and engineering tradeoffs involving latency, reliability, and safety.
Demonstrated ability to build and ship production systems rather than working exclusively in simulation or research environments.
Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
Ability to work effectively in a highly collaborative, cross-disciplinary environment.
Strong startup mentality and willingness to work on systems outside a narrowly defined job description.
Must be based in or willing to relocate to New York City.
Must be comfortable working on-site five days per week in Brooklyn.

Nice To Haves

Ideal experience with hands-on experience includes the following: C++ Python Real-time systems Embedded systems Firmware Sensor processing Streaming data pipelines Computer vision Speech recognition Machine learning Radar Video processing Audio processing ADS-B Low-latency systems Distributed systems Safety-critical software Hardware/software integration RF systems
Production-level experience in real-time, safety-critical, embedded, or systems software preferred.
Simulation, academic research, game development, or non-production environments with directly applicable production systems experience that can be demonstrated desired.
Demonstration of startup ownership and greenfield development experience desired.
Long tenures exclusively within large, process-heavy organizations should be evaluated carefully for demonstrated ownership and ability to operate in a highly autonomous startup environment preferred.

Responsibilities

Build core software for remote air traffic control tower systems.
Develop real-time perception, state estimation, and automation systems processing sensor data.
Work with video, audio, radar, and other sensor streams in production environments.
Design and optimize streaming data pipelines for ADS-B, voice, and video.
Make engineering tradeoffs involving latency, reliability, performance, and safety.
Develop controller-facing human-machine interfaces (HMI) for remotely monitoring and managing airport traffic.
Build pilot companion applications and tower-side software.
Develop low-latency systems involving speech-to-text and computer vision.
Work across software, hardware, RF, and mechanical systems.
Collaborate closely with a small engineering team to rapidly prototype, test, iterate, and deploy new systems.
Take ownership of core systems and technical problems from initial concept through production.
Debug complex issues across multiple layers of the technology stack.
Help establish engineering standards and development practices as the technical organization grows.
Contribute to the architecture and technical direction of a new generation of aviation infrastructure.