Near Earth Autonomy

Flight Software Engineer

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Pittsburgh, PA, USA

In-Office

Senior level

Aerospace

The Role

Design, develop, verify, test, and deploy safety-critical flight software for autonomous aircraft. Apply aerospace standards including DO-178C, ARP4754B, and ARP4761A; conduct code reviews; develop verification tools; maintain configuration controls; and collaborate on software meeting customer requirements. The role requires embedded systems, C or C++, Linux, testing, and data structures expertise, with preferred experience in real-time operating systems, UAS, formal methods, and rigorous software development processes.

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Flight Software Engineer
Safety Critical Systems Group

Company Overview

Near Earth Autonomy is creating a future where autonomous flight is commonplace and safe. Our technology enables aircraft ranging in scale from sub-meter to full scale to autonomously inspect, map, survey, and transport. We are serious about system design, development, real-world testing, and delivering to customers working, useful systems.
Position Overview
Near Earth Autonomy is looking for highly motivated individuals with a strong flight software background to help us realize the future of autonomous flight. We are looking for engineers with experience in the full software product lifecycle, including design, development, verification, and deployment.
Job Responsibilities and Duties

Design and develop flight software components to support various needs and domains enabling autonomous flight
Design, implement, and test software according to aerospace industry standards including DO-178C
Participate in contextualizing software development within the framework of ARP4754B, ARP4761A, and related standards
Participate and conduct design and code reviews
Develop and employ software verification tools
Implement and maintain software development and configuration control best practices to reliably deliver software
Work within a team of engineers to produce software systems that meet customer requirements

Required Qualifications and Skills

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent discipline and 5+ years of related experience
Experience developing and deploying software for embedded systems
Working knowledge of the C and/or C++ languages
Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms
Skilled in writing tests and designing for testability
Strong communication skills
Experience with Linux

Desired Experience

Prior experience with software development and verification per DO-178C or similarly rigorous processes
Experience developing software for real-time operating systems
Development of flight software
Development and testing of mobile robots, especially UAS
Use of Formal Methods for logic verification of software
Experience building production-scale applications through at least one full development lifecycle

Benefits

Compensation compatible with qualification
Stock options
401(k) plan
Health, dental, and vision benefits
Paid-time off and parental leave
Life insurance, long-term and short-term disability benefits

Due to the nature of Near Earth's funding, this position is restricted to US persons.

Skills Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or an equivalent discipline
5+ years of related experience
Experience developing and deploying embedded systems software
Working knowledge of C and/or C++
Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms
Experience writing tests and designing for testability
Strong communication skills
Experience with Linux
Experience with software development and verification according to DO-178C or similarly rigorous processes
Experience developing software for real-time operating systems
Flight software development experience
Experience developing and testing mobile robots, especially UAS
Experience using formal methods for software logic verification
Experience building production-scale applications through a complete development lifecycle