Senior Software Engineer

Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our engineering department. ESAero is a growing aerospace company in the San Luis Obispo area and provides various services which include but are not limited to: rapid system development, on-demand niche engineering, hands-on development/testing, and small UAS aerospace system manufacturing. 
**This position is fully on-site at Empirical System's Aerospace in San Luis Obispo, CA
Job Summary:
ESAero is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer to join our team in San Luis Obispo, CA. The engineer will provide leadership to our software team in the multi-disciplinary development of advanced and research aircraft platforms. This is a multi-functional role that will also require candidates to be involved in all phases of design and development collaborating with other engineering disciplines and project personnel. Projects include:

• Real-time embedded control systems
• Flight control and health management systems
• Battery management systems
• Communications system integration
• Payload and sensor processing units
• Computer vision and machine learning integration
• Manufacturing automation

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Software design, development, and support for internal and external customers
• Algorithm research and development
• Test engineering support of embedded systems
• Technical leadership in multi-disciplinary engineering teams
• Active role in identifying and capturing new technology development opportunities
• Leadership role for software team

Required Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• 5-10 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Languages: C, C++, Python
• Experience with:
  
  • Real-time and safety critical systems development
  • Auto-coded model based control systems
  • HITL - Hardware In The Loop test and verification
  • Agile software development practices
• Familiarity
  
  • DO-178 and other relevant software engineering standards.
  • Aerospace embedded communication protocols (ARINC 825, UAVCAN, etc...)
  • Embedded computational platforms for AI/ML and computer vision applications (e.g. NVIDIA Jetson)
  • CI/CD practices for embedded development
  • Test Driven Development
  • Risk Management & systems engineering best practices
• Willing to relocate to San Luis Obispo, CA
• U.S. Citizen

Desirable Qualifications and Skills:

• Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
• 10+ years of experience embedded systems development
• Experience with
  
  • PX4 Development
  • Certification to DO-178C standards
  • Aerospace embedded communication protocols (ARINC 825, UAVCAN, etc...)
  • Embedded computational platforms for AI/ML and computer vision applications (e.g. NVIDIA Jetson)
  • Setting up and effectively utilizing CI/CD practices for embedded development
  • FPGA development
  • PCBA design
  • Test Driven Development
  • Risk Management & systems engineering best practices
  • Cyber security requirements for embedded systems
  • AI/ML and Computer vision algorithms
• Ability to lead embedded systems development team
• Demonstrated technical leadership experience

Standard Benefits:

• Health: Health/Dental/Vision 
• PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Retirement: 401k 
• Casual dress code, Free snacks
• Amazing location to live, work, and play 

ESAero is an equal opportunity employer 
Must present proof of authorization to work in the United States 
Must be able to pass background check
Hiring Range: $120,000 - $160,000 doe