Senior Embedded Software Engineer (Avionics)

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51-200 employees

Defense and Space Manufacturing

Playa Vista, California

2021

Privately Held

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Raised $54.1M

• development, testing, and deployment of highly reliable, low-latency flight
• software that runs on Arc’s vehicle avionics hardware. You will design and
• implement safety-critical code for microcontrollers, power distribution units,
• flight computers, and communication systems. Operating with high autonomy, you
• will bridge the gap between hardware and software, debugging boundary-level
• issues, establishing embedded coding standards, and ensuring our flight
• processors execute flawlessly through extreme reentry environments.
• Design, develop, and maintain high-reliability, real-time embedded software
• in C/C++ for Arc flight computers, microcontrollers, and actuators.
• Architect and implement low-level device drivers for communication protocols
• including SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet, and RS-422.
• Own embedded software modules end-to-end, from early requirements definition
• through testing, qualification, and vehicle-level flight operations.
• Bring up new avionics hardware platforms, debugging complex hardware-software
• boundary issues using JTAG, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and packet
• sniffers.
• Integrate and validate embedded code using software-in-the-loop (SIL) and
• hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test environments.
• Perform rigorous code reviews, establish technical standards, and mentor
• junior embedded engineers on the team.
• Collaborate closely with the core Flight Software and Simulation teams to
• align vehicle autonomy, telemetry architectures, and GNC algorithm
• execution.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical
• Engineering, or equivalent technical experience.
• Typically 5+ years of professional experience developing low-level embedded
• C/C++ software for real-time systems.
• Hands-on experience with bare-metal microcontrollers and Real-Time Operating
• Systems (RTOS) like FreeRTOS, RTEMS, or VxWorks.
• Proven capability to read electrical schematics, understand datasheet
• registers, and debug physical hardware using laboratory instruments.
• Experience implementing standard hardware peripheral drivers and serial
• communication protocols.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Secret/Top
• Secret security clearance.
• applications (e.g., aerospace, automotive, or medical devices).
• Familiarity with modern software development practices, including Git, unit
• test frameworks, static analysis tools, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency in Python for test automation, data analysis, and hardware
• scripting.
• Experience developing embedded software on Linux-based systems.
• Experience developing FPGA designs and digital logic using VHDL, Verilog,
• or SystemVerilog.
• Experience developing custom Board Support Packages (BSPs), bootloader
• configurations, device startup code, and hardware abstraction layers (HAL).
• Experience participating in electrical schematic reviews and collaborating
• closely with hardware engineers to guide board-level design.
• Experience leading PCB bring-up, design verification testing (DVT), hardware
• qualification, and transition to production.
• Prior experience in a fast-paced aerospace startup or small hardware
• integration team.
• Our office headquarters is located in Playa Vista, CA. This position requires in
• office presence.
• The California annual base salary for this role is currently $139,000 -
• $201,000.  Pay Grades are determined by role, level, location, and alignment
• with market data.  Individual pay will be determined on a case-by-case basis and
• may vary based on the following considerations: interviews and an assessment of
• several factors that are unique to each candidate, job-related skills, relevant
• education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and
• internal equity.
• To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the
• U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the
• Inversion provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and
• Notice [https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa] for further details.