The Role
At Wisk, we're transforming the future of urban mobility through safe, all-electric, autonomous flight. We are a passionate team working together toward a sustainable future, solving high-impact problems that have never been solved before. By delivering everyday flight for everyone, we're making it possible to spend less time getting there and more time being there. If you want to be part of shaping the future of mobility, then read on!
We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our team. The goal of a Staff Software Engineer at Wisk is to ensure that simulation tools and infrastructure satisfies the needs of several IPTs. You will be part of the STS Tools team that provides tools and infrastructure across engineering.
This is a hybrid work opportunity. At Wisk, this means working onsite at our Mountain View office 3 days per week with flexibility for the remainder of the days.
In this role you will… define, deliver, and maintain simulation infrastructure that engineering leverages. Responsibilities will include working in areas such as DevOps, simulation infrastructure, ICD management and tooling.
What you will do:
- As part of the Engineering organization, and deployed in STS you will act as a Staff Software Engineer for a novel type of aircraft development targeting the autonomous UAM market
- Identify opportunities for simulation infrastructure improvements such as orchestration, scale, core updates, data collection, ICD management, and SDK tools for our internal customers.
- Collaborate with several IPTs (Integrated Product Team) on usability and management of simulation and ICD tools.
- Develop core utilities in Python / C++.
- Provide expertise in simulation infrastructure related to build, automation, and performance.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline with 8 years of relevant experience
- Proficiency in C/C++/Python
- Experience with Protobufs
- Experience in build environments such as cmake, make, Bazel
- Experience scripting in Bash/shell on Linux
- Experience with DevOps: containerization (Docker), packaging (pip, conan), Artifactory/Nexus, Gitlab CI/CD
- Experience in distributed computing: message queuing, pubsub, share memory
- Comfortable working in a fast pace highly iterative environment
- Demonstrated creativity with previous projects
Desired:
- Experience conforming with FMI
- Exposure to aerospace protocols: A429, A664, etc
- Experience with other languages Rust/Go
- Cloud computing: GCP/AWS/Azure
- Experience in embedded systems development
- Real-time systems knowledge and scheduling
We are committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including those from marginalized or underrepresented groups in the tech industry and aerospace, to apply for our job openings. We consider every candidate who shares our passion for making the impossible possible, even if they may not strictly meet all preferred requirements. We firmly believe that a diverse range of perspectives can profoundly influence both our product and our company culture.
Wisk HQ is located in Mountain View just a couple of hundred feet from Shoreline Lake and its surrounding walking/jogging trails. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, 9 off Fridays for full-time employees throughout the year, flexible vacation time off, 11 company holidays, a 401(k) plan with 50% company matching vested immediately, commuter assistance, and education assistance. And on top of all that, we also offer a variety of perks such as free catered lunches, flight lessons, wellness allowances, snacks, drinks, employee referral bonus, charitable giving match, patent bonus program, and more.
To all recruitment agencies: Wisk Aero does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Wisk Aero employees, or any other organization location. Wisk Aero is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background check. Wisk Aero provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Wisk Aero abides by applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Wisk Aero is an E-Verify employer.
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The Company
What We Do
Wisk is an urban air-mobility company dedicated to delivering safe everyday flight for everyone. With over a decade of piloted and autonomous flight experience, we’ve created Cora—our all-electric, self-flying air taxi that will change the future of daily commutes and urban travel.
Formed as a joint venture between The Boeing Company and Kitty Hawk Corporation, Wisk will shape the future of daily commutes and urban travel—safely and sustainably, starting with our launch partnership in New Zealand.
The Cora team is now the foundation of Wisk and together we’re working toward a future where you’ll be able to safely soar over traffic and get to where you’re going, faster. Because everyone has somewhere to be, someone to see, and now—a better way to get there.
Join our team of innovators, engineers and entrepreneurs in making everyday flight a reality for everyone.
