Flight Controls & Guidance Software Engineer
CHAOS Industries8 hours ago
Base Salary
$160k - $240k/yr
Responsibilities
- Implement guidance and navigation software within COTS software frameworks.
- Support airframe design activities.
- Integrate software with flight hardware and support system integration.
- Work full-time on-site in Hawthorne, California.
- Lead the design of guidance software for a clean-sheet airframe.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- 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.
- Extensive experience developing software for STM32 or similar microcontrollers and Linux hosted on Nvidia Jetson, AMD/Xilinx SoC, or Microblaze architectures.
- Experience developing real-time embedded software and hardware interfaces.
- Experience integrating vendor-provided low-level drivers and firmware.
- Experience with Scrum, Continuous Integration, and Test-Driven Development methodologies.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and collaborate on small teams.
- U.S. Person status required for access to U.S.-only data systems.
- Preferred qualifications include current or previous DoD security clearance, Part 107 remote pilot certification, EO/IR and radar sensor integration, VHDL and AMD/Xilinx FPGA development, Git, production-level software deployment, high-TRL systems, and hardware/software integration, test, and verification.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits fully paid by the company.
- 401(k) with a 50% company match up to 6% of pay, plus FSA, HSA, and life insurance.
- Free daily lunch and a fully stocked kitchen.
- Unlimited PTO and casual dress code.
- Relocation assistance and pre-IPO stock option grants.
- Full-time, on-site work in Hawthorne, California.
About CHAOS Industries
CHAOS Industries builds networked sensing, communications, and real-time software systems for defense, government security, commercial aviation, and critical infrastructure operators. It sells integrated hardware–software platforms and related services to government and industrial customers. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Los Angeles, the privately held company also maintains offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, and London, and its products are designed for fielded, time-critical operations.