Job Description

Senior Flight Software Engineer

Location: San Francisco CA (Inoffice)

Salary: Up to $200000 Equity

Are you ready to revolutionize flight Join an innovative startup developing the worlds first turboelectric adaptive jet engine paving the way for a new era in supersonic and efficient aviation. As a Senior Flight Software Engineer youll have the rare opportunity to build the foundation of our flight software stack and directly influence our mission to redefine aviation.

About the Role:
In this role you will design and develop the entire software architecture for controlling and flying cuttingedge supersonic aircraft. This is a greenfield opportunity to create something extraordinary starting from scratch including technology selection and system design. You will collaborate with a highly experienced team to deliver impactful realworld solutions in a fastpaced dynamic startup environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and implement the full flight software stack including application OS networking and firmware layers.
• Define requirements and overall scope for flight software systems.
• Design develop and debug software for realtime and embedded systems.
• Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to integrate software with mechanical and hardware systems.
• Optimize software performance and ensure reliability through rigorous testing and debugging.

Required Qualifications:

• 4 years of experience with a bachelors degree in computer science engineering math or related science disciplines. (Alternatively 6 years of professional software development experience.)
• Proficiency in C Rust or other systems programming languages .
• Experience building or working with realtime systems or distributed computing systems .
• Handson expertise with embedded systems or Linux kernel development.
• Strong debugging performance optimization and unit testing skills.
• Basic knowledge in controls fluid systems motors or other mechanical systems.

Why Join Us

• Leadership Opportunity : Help start and lead our flight software group shaping technology decisions and team culture.
• Innovative Environment : Be part of a forwardthinking team with significant industry experience in new space companies.
• CrossIndustry Applications : Leverage your expertise in automotive industrial or adjacent fields to impact aerospace innovation.
• FastPaced Startup Culture : Work alongside a talented team with over a decade of experience on average in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

This is your chance to make an outsized impact in the aviation industry. If youre excited to roll up your sleeves tackle challenging problems and build revolutionary systems from the ground up wed love to hear from you!

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