Aerospace Embedded Software Engineer

Embedded Software Engineer Mid-level (L4 equivalent) 2-5 years

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The job description

Tech stack. C (MISRA), DO-178C, ARINC 653 concepts, PowerPC/ARM, VxWorks or Integrity, MIL-STD-1553/ARINC 429, requirements traceability

About the role

You will join an aerospace avionics company developing flight control and mission systems software for commercial and defense aircraft. The embedded team works under DO-178C, where every line of code traces to a requirement and every requirement traces to a test. This role matters because this software flies: the discipline of the process is what lets hundreds of engineers build systems the public trusts with their lives. You will work shoulder to shoulder with systems engineers and the independent verification team from planning through certification credit.

What you will achieve

Ship DO-178C Level B software components for a flight control computer through two certification milestones, with all lifecycle data accepted by the certification authority, and no open problem reports at either milestone
Drive structural coverage to 100% (MC/DC) on your assigned components, with every coverage analysis reviewed and formally accepted by the independent verification team, and coverage evidence stored under configuration control
Reduce requirements review findings by authoring precise low-level requirements that survive independent review with fewer than 2% defect rates across two review cycles
Build target-based test harnesses that execute the full verification suite on flight hardware nightly, catching integration issues within 24 hours of introduction, with automated alerts to the responsible developer
Own the software configuration management for your components, maintaining audit-ready baselines through every design change with complete change traceability, and supporting problem-report closure within agreed timeframes

What you will bring

Must-haves

2-5 years developing embedded software in aerospace, defense, or another DO-178C (or equivalent) regulated environment
Strong C with MISRA compliance discipline and experience remediating static analysis findings with documented rationale
Working knowledge of DO-178C objectives: planning, requirements, design, coding, integration, and verification processes
Experience with requirements-based testing and bidirectional traceability from requirement to test result
Familiarity with avionics buses such as MIL-STD-1553 or ARINC 429, or similar deterministic communication
Experience with a real-time operating system used in avionics such as VxWorks or Integrity
Comfort with rigorous documentation and formal review processes, including dispositioning every review comment

Nice-to-haves

Experience with model-based design and autocode (Simulink/Embedded Coder) in a certification context
Knowledge of ARINC 653 partitioning concepts and their implications for software architecture
Familiarity with hardware-software integration testing on iron-bird or similar system rigs