Principal Engineer, Software Process, Safety, and Airworthiness Lead

The Aircraft Software team is a motivated group of engineers focused on developing complex avionics software that merges hardware, operating systems and applications for cutting-edge Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). Our engineers work with customer programs, electrical engineers, Guidance, Navigation and Controls (GNC) engineers, systems engineers, test engineers and the Autonomy AI team to design and develop software systems which utilize modern aerospace sensors, state-of-the-art UAV avionics, and groundbreaking Artificial Intelligence applications.

As the Software Process, Safety, and Airworthiness lead you will develop and maintain software processes, procedures, and compliance artifacts to adhere to MIL-HDBK 516 and DO-178C process requirements. You’ll also be responsible for ensuring these processes are streamlined and automated ensuring constant and quick demonstration of compliance at any point in time.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Develop Software Development Plans, Software Safety Processes, and process implementation traceability
• Act as the primary interface to software safety and Airworthiness for the Software teams
• Implement software process via automation through Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment methodologies
• Develop and implement interface and software configuration management practices
• Develop and implement requirements traceability plans and process to be implemented by the teams

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• A minimum of 10 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree is required; or 5-7 years and a PhD.
• Bachelors in CS, CE, EE.
• Demonstrated track record of assuming ownership over development processes and features and delivering outstanding outcomes.
• Strong C/C++ background
• Experience in bare-metal firmware development for embedded systems
• Experience in a collaborative development environment, focused on continuous integration/delivery & unit testing to assure software quality.
• Familiarity with common version control (git) and build systems (CMake, or similar)
• Demonstrated record of working hard, strong communication skills, being a trustworthy teammate, and being kind to others.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.