Head of Avionics Oxnard, California, United States

Overview

Swarm Aero is redefining air power, building the largest swarming UAV and most versatile swarming aircraft network in the world. The company is moving quickly to launch the first aircraft designed specifically for swarming as well as the Command & Control software to mobilize swarms of thousands of heterogeneous autonomous assets and empower human operators to achieve superhuman results.

The team has created and exited multiple startups, negotiated defense deals worth billions of dollars and designed and built 30+ novel aircraft, with aerospace experience from Scaled Composites, Airbus, Archer Aviation, Blue Origin, and Boom Supersonic.

As Head of Avionics at Swarm Aero, you will shape the future of autonomous aviation by designing, integrating, and supporting advanced avionics systems and ground control functionalities for our uncrewed aircraft. You will contribute to developing and deploying the Command & Control software to mobilize large swarms of heterogeneous autonomous assets, enabling unprecedented capabilities in aerial operations.

Your primary responsibilities will include architecting avionics systems, developing embedded software, and supporting mission-critical real-time and non-real-time environments. You will also work on novel sensing technologies, networking functions, and ensuring rigorous testing and verification of our avionics components. Your expertise in embedded systems programming, coupled with cross-disciplinary communication, will be essential in creating reliable and high-performance solutions.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work alongside industry veterans from leading aerospace companies, leveraging your experience and skills to push the boundaries of autonomous flight and swarming technologies. If you are excited by challenging problems and driven to achieve technological breakthroughs, we invite you to join us in redefining air power.

What you'll do

• Collaborate with the team to architect avionics systems, autonomy, and ground control functions for large uncrewed aircraft.
• Design, integrate, and support embedded systems in both real-time and non-real-time environments, for ground and aerial applications.
• Develop and support systems delivering autonomy, novel sensing capabilities, and networking functions.
• Define and implement architectures for software- and hardware-in-the-loop testing on avionics components.
• Develop simulation models and verify software components to ensure reliability and performance.

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

What we Offer

Compensation Range

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and trustworthy work environment, Swarm Aero conducts a thorough screening of prospective employees. Candidates will be subject to a comprehensive background verification process as a prerequisite for employment.

To conform to U.S. Government controlled technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Swarm Aero is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected status under applicable law.

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