Flight Controls & Guidance Software Engineer
CHAOS Industries3 months ago
Base Salary
$160k - $240k/yr
Responsibilities
- Implement guidance and navigation software within commercial off-the-shelf software frameworks.
- Lead the design of guidance software for a clean-sheet airframe design.
- Support airframe design activities.
- Support system integration of software on flight hardware.
- Contribute across CHAOS Industries’ product families as part of the Engineering organization.
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 software development experience on 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.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and collaborate on small teams.
- U.S. Person status is required to access U.S.-only data systems.
- Preferred qualifications include a current or previous DoD security clearance, Part 107 remote pilot certification, EO/IR or radar sensor integration, VHDL and AMD/Xilinx FPGA development, Git, production-level software deployment, high-TRL system lifecycle development, and HW/SW integration and testing and verification.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits are 100% company-paid.
- 401(k) with a company match, FSA, HSA, life insurance, and other benefits are offered.
- Perks include free daily lunch, no-meeting Fridays, unlimited PTO, and a casual dress code.
- Pre-IPO stock options, relocation assistance, and planned annual bonuses are offered.
- The role is full-time and on-site in Hawthorne, Los Angeles, 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.