Engineer II, Software Certifiability (R3553)

18 Minutes ago • All levels • Software Development & Engineering • $130,000 PA - $195,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Hivemind Pilot team builds a state-of-the-art Autonomy Software Development Kit (SDK) for resilient autonomy. The Software Certifiability team ensures certification readiness for Hivemind Pilot, providing artifacts and workflows for easy airworthiness certifications. As a Software Certifiability engineer, you will develop safety-critical, high-performance software for autonomous systems, focusing on fallback safety checks. You will architect core systems, set engineering standards, and mentor other engineers.
Must have:
  • Contribute to architecture, development, integration, and testing of Run Time Assurance (RTA) module.
  • Design and integrate with low-assurance mission-autonomy software.
  • Specialize, integrate, and test RTA capability on diverse platforms.
  • Drive principled software development practices (code analysis, audit trail, review processes).
  • Generate artifacts for Pilot software certifiability (static/dynamic analysis reports, documentation, system models).
  • Mentor Pilot developers on safe software development practices.
  • Minimum 2 years of experience with Bachelor's or 0 years with Master's/PhD.
  • Demonstrated excellence in C++ software systems development.
  • Proven expertise in C++ software architecture design patterns.
  • Experience integrating software on complex systems.
  • Strong Git and Linux development skills.
  • Proficiency in modern software development practices (CI/CD, TDD).
  • Ability to set high standards and collaborate effectively.
Good to have:
  • Experience working as a mentor to other engineers.
  • Familiarity with software assurance certifications such as DO-178C and MIL-HDBK-516.
  • Hands-on experience with airworthiness certifications such as MIL-HDBK-516.
  • Experience taking a solution through a certification process and achieving a certification.
Perks:
  • Bonus
  • Benefits
  • Equity
  • Temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

Job Details

Job Description:

The Hivemind Pilot team is an agile group of engineers focused on building a state-of-the-art Autonomy Software Development Kit (SDK) that enables resilient autonomy and intelligence for a wide range of platforms in diverse environments. The Software Certifiability team in Pilot is responsible for enabling certification readiness for Hivemind Pilot so that Hivemind Enterprise customers have access to the artifacts and workflows for easy airworthiness (or other) certifications of their solutions.

As a member of the Software Certifiability team, you will work with a group of engineers to develop safety-critical, high-performance and robust software that serves as the fallback safety check for autonomous systems. You will work closely with talented engineers to architect and develop core systems, set standards for software engineering and mentor other engineers.

What you'll do:

  • Contribute to architecture, development, integration and testing of an extensible, configurable Run Time Assurance (RTA) module that ensures safe operation of autonomous systems in diverse, adversarial conditions.
  • Work closely with other engineers in Pilot to design and integrate with the low-assurance mission-autonomy software.
  • Specialize, integrate and test the RTA capability on a diverse set of platforms in various conditions to ensure robust fail-safe behavior.
  • Drive principled software development practices across Pilot including but not limited to code analysis, audit trail, principled review processes.
  • Collaborate with the team to generate artifacts that enable certifiability of Pilot software, including but not limited to static & dynamic analysis reports, software documentation, system models.
  • Mentor and guide Pilot developers on practices of safe software development to enhance software quality and assurance.

Required qualifications:

  • Typically requires a minimum of 2 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 0 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.
  • Demonstrated excellence in designing and developing C++ based software systems in a production environment.
  • Proven expertise in C++ software architecture design patterns and their practical implementation.
  • Experience integrating software on complex systems and driving up performance and reliability.
  • Strong Git and Linux development skills, along with modern software development practices (e.g., CI/CD, test-driven development).
  • A track record of technical excellence, with the ability to set and maintain high standards, work through complex technical challenges, and collaborate effectively.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience working as a mentor to other engineers in a role driving software best practices to enhance software quality.
  • Familiarity with software assurance certifications such as DO-178C and MIL-HDBK-516.
  • Hands-on experience with airworthiness certifications such as MIL-HDBK-516.
  • Experience taking a solution through a certification process and achieving a certification.

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