Flight Software Manager
Lead and grow the Flight Software team responsible for safety-critical flight software at Reliable Robotics.
Posted by employer 6 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 day ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
What you'll build
- Lead the Flight Software team
- Own the maturation of engineering processes
- Provide technical and architectural guidance
- Develop and execute technical roadmaps
- Manage priorities and ensure team empowerment
Must have
- Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace, Computer Science, or related discipline
- 7+ years of professional experience in real-time embedded software development (C/C++)
- 3+ years in a technical leadership or people management role
- Experience working on complex systems where hardware and software intersect
- Experience with Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) algorithms
Nice to have
- Demonstrated success scaling teams and maturing development processes in a high-growth environment
- Experience designing and implementing fault-tolerant systems
- Experience working through the full lifecycle of a DO-178C certification program
- Professional experience with Python for tooling, test, and data analysis
Practical constraints
- Must be willing to travel 10% of the time
- Requires access to information subject to U.S. export controls
Requirements
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
The Flight Software Manager at Reliable Robotics oversees the development of critical flight software that ensures aircraft functionality and safety. This role requires expertise in real-time embedded software, particularly in C/C++, along with experience in managing technical teams and navigating complex systems. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) algorithms and a track record of scaling teams in fast-paced environments. The position is integral to advancing the company's autonomy mission, collaborating closely with various engineering leads.
Joblaze insights
Quick facts
- Is the Flight Software Manager role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in Mountain View, CA, United States.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 7 years of relevant experience for this Flight Software Manager role.
- Where is the role based?
- Reliable Robotics Corporation is hiring for this position in Mountain View, CA, United States.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: C++, DO-178c, Python, avionics, control, guidance.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Reliable Robotics Corporation targets lead candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Flight Software Manager role at Reliable Robotics Corporation.
From the original posting
Our Flight Software team is at the core of Reliable’s autonomy mission, building safety critical embedded flight software, maturing next generation detect and avoid and communications technology, FPGA designs, and simulation and test infrastructure. We’re deeply involved in all aspects of the development and certification of the Reliable Robotics autonomy stack, and play a central role in bringing our aircraft to life.
Responsibilities
As a Flight Software Manager at Reliable Robotics, you’ll lead and grow the team responsible for the safety critical flight software that makes the aircraft fly. You’ll own the maturation of engineering processes to balance immediate engineering execution with formal DO-178C verification, supporting rapid integration and testing of GNC algorithms while building out the software architecture for certification.
You’ll provide technical and architectural guidance on flight software components, from flight controls to redundancy management. You’ll work closely with leads across Guidance, Navigation, and Controls (GNC), Avionics, Systems, and Hardware to develop and execute technical roadmaps, manage priorities, and ensure your team is unblocked and empowered to deliver robust, reliable, and certifiable flight software enabling advanced autonomy.
Basic Success Criteria
Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace, Computer Science, or related discipline
7+ years of professional experience in real-time embedded software development (C/C++)
3+ years in a technical leadership or people management role
Experience working on complex systems where hardware and software intersect
Experience with Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) algorithms, flight dynamics, and state estimation
Preferred Criteria
Demonstrated success scaling teams and maturing development processes in a high-growth environment
Experience designing and implementing fault-tolerant systems and redundancy management schemes
Experience working through the full lifecycle of a DO-178C certification program
Professional experience with Python for tooling, test, and data analysis
This role is located onsite at our HQ in Mountain View, CA. Must be willing to travel 10% of the time.
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