Senior Embedded Software Engineer

About the Company

We are a stealth-mode Aerospace & Defense startup headquartered in Gardena, CA. Our founding team hails from SpaceX, Anduril, and Lockheed Martin, and we are backed by Joint Staff-level military leadership and top-tier Silicon Valley firms. We're assembling a high-urgency team committed to moving fast, solving hard problems, and defending what matters most. With a world-class business development & leadership team already in place, we are well positioned to capitalize on already overwhelming demand.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement embedded software for fault detection, guidance, navigation, and flight control systems
• Optimize software for real-time performance
• Integrate and test algorithms and software at module, software in the loop, hardware in the loop, and system level testing
• Create software designs to satisfy requirements
• Manage configurations on embedded devices, specifying how hardware will interface with software
• Drive complete software integrations from inception to completion
• Contribute to software system architecture and design for a greenfield project
• Contribute to computer vision software

Qualifications

• High proficiency in embedded C/C++ or equivalent systems language
• 7+ years of experience in embedded systems design
• Familiarity with communication protocols like I2C, CAN, SPI, UART
• Experience with low-level hardware driver implementation
• Understanding of GNC, control and estimation theory, and autonomous sensors and integration
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work in a cross-functional team environment

Preferred Skills

• Understanding of missile GNC, aerodynamics, flight dynamics and controls
• Understanding of computer vision, perception, filtering, and estimation techniques
• High proficiency in Python and/or Rust
• Experience with embedded Linux
• Experience with complex computer vision tasks

Additional Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.