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Software Engineer, Flight Software

Software Engineer, Flight Software

Heart AerospaceLos Angeles, CA, United States
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Software Engineer, Flight Software

  • Applications are considered on a rolling basis
  • Los Angeles
  • On-site
  • Yearly salary : $113,000 - $149,000

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  • Applications are considered on a rolling basis
  • Los Angeles
  • On-site
  • Yearly salary : $113,000 - $149,000

    • Job Description

    At Heart Aerospace we are developing the ES-30, a regional hybrid-electric airplane with a capacity of 30 passengers, an electric zero-emission range of 200 km and an extended hybrid range of 400 km. Heart is targeting type certification of the ES-30 by the end of the decade.

    Your mission

    As a Software Engineer on the Flight Software Team, you are responsible for all aspects the development of the software on the aircraft. You will interface with other engineers to develop and understand requirements, architect and writing high quality code, build tests and test infrastructure, documentation, and provide support through the software lifecycle. You will report to the Manager of Flight Software and collaborate with other engineers as part of a multi-functional team. As an early software hire within the organization, part of your responsibility will be to lay the technological foundation for the aircraft software and supporting systems, including but not limited to implementing aircraft control functions on embedded systems, developing aircraft models and simulation tools, implementing critical fault tolerance mechanisms, and building hardware and software test systems.

    Skills & Requirements

    You'll Bring These Qualifications :

  • Bachelor's or above in computer science, electrical engineering, or similar engineering discipline.
  • 3+ years professional experience writing safety-critical code for vehicles, or similar applications.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
  • Passion for aircraft and Hearts mission.

    • These Qualifications Would Be Nice to Have :

  • Significant experience writing software in Rust, Python, C, C++, or a similar systems language.
  • Experience writing code for execution in an embedded environment (microcontrollers, bare metal, RTOS, embedded OS).
  • Experience modeling cyber-physical systems (6 DoF Simulators, Monte Carlos, Battery Pack Models).
  • Strong systems design fundamentals. Experience architecting software systems (and contributing requirements to hardware design) for vehicle systems. Experience with various approaches to fault tolerance and fault mitigation.
  • Significant experience with software and hardware test development. Experience with unit tests, CI / CD, integration testing, data collection and management, report generation, fuzzing and other advanced automated test methods.
  • Experience developing software under a functional safety compliant process (for example, compliant to IEC 61508, ISO 26262, DO-178C, or similar). Strong understanding of functional safety and how to apply it to software development.

    • About the company

    Heart Aerospace has a clear mission. We work to decarbonize and democratize air travel. We believe in electrification. Not only to bring down emissions and build a sustainable future, but to make flying accessible for the many, around the world.

    Electric planes are cheaper to operate and can unlock convenient and effective regional traveling, a market that today is restricted by the difficulty of making a sustainable profit. Our mission is about taking electrification to the skies, helping our customers build their businesses, and the traveling public to access an amazing and sustainable service.

    Working at Heart Aerospace is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world more accessible and sustainable. Come help us write a new chapter in the history of aviation together!

    We seek experienced and skilled professionals to join our fast-moving team developing a new electric aircraft. Were in a very expansive phase and now is the time to join our team! Visit our career site and check out what it is like working at Heart.

    Heart Aerospace is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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