10 flight software developer jobs at 5 companies in District of Columbia

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Flight Software Engineer II
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$119k-$167k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Vantage Systems
Vantage Systems: Pioneering force in the realm of multi-disciplinary engineering services for spaceflight projects.
SECRET clearance; software engineering for flight and ground systems; experience with real-time, safety-critical software.
C, C++, real-time operating systems, embedded software, software design and testing tools
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Space Flight Software Engineer, C++
El Segundo or Washington or Huntsville
$131k-$184k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Varda Space Industries
Varda Space Industries: Varda is a microgravity-enabled life sciences that processes materials in orbit and returns them to Earth.
3+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent technical experience, 3+ years developing spacecraft or safety-critical software, and strong C++ skills. Embedded systems, aerospace, CCSDS, F', cFS, Python, or Rust experience preferred.
C++, RTOS, Linux, CCSDS, F', cFS, Python, Rust, SPI, I2C, CAN, EtherCAT
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Flight Controls & Guidance Software Engineer
Los Angeles or Washington or San Francisco or London
$160k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
CHAOS Industries
CHAOS Industries: Redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio.
10+ YOEBachelor's in CS/CE/Aerospace, 10+ years OOP software development, guidance algorithm and flight-dynamics experience, embedded real-time development (STM32, Jetson, AMD/Xilinx, Microblaze), hardware integration, Agile/CI practices, U.S. Person required.
ArduPilot, STM32, Linux, Nvidia Jetson, AMD/Xilinx SoC, Microblaze, VHDL, git, Scrum, Continuous Integration, Test-Driven Development, DevOps, DevSecOps, CI/CD
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Senior Embedded Flight Software Engineer
Hawthorne or Los Angeles or Washington or San Francisco or London
$160k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
CHAOS Industries
CHAOS Industries: Redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio.
10+ YOEBachelor's in CS/CE/Aero; 10+ years OOP software development; guidance algorithm and ArduPilot experience; STM32, Nvidia Jetson/AMD/Xilinx/MicroBlaze, Linux, real-time embedded, firmware, VHDL/FPGA, git, Agile/CI/CD; U.S. Person required.
Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), ArduPilot, STM32, Nvidia Jetson, AMD, Xilinx, MicroBlaze, VHDL, git, Linux, Scrum, Continuous Integration, Test-Driven Development, CI/CD
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Flight Software Internship - Spring 2027
El Segundo or Los Angeles or Washington or Huntsville
$37/hr OnsiteFull Time, Internship
Varda Space Industries
Varda Space Industries: Varda is a microgravity-enabled life sciences that processes materials in orbit and returns them to Earth.
Currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate program; proficient in C++, experienced with embedded systems or microcontrollers, and familiar with data structures, algorithms, operating systems, debugging, and Linux.
C++, Python, Linux, Arduino
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Software Engineer - Guidance, Navigation, and Controls
Hawthorne or Los Angeles or Washington or San Francisco or London
$160k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
CHAOS Industries
CHAOS Industries: Redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio.
10+ YOEBachelor's in CS/CE/Aerospace, 10+ years object-oriented software development, guidance algorithm design for UAS (ArduPilot), flight dynamics, embedded real-time development (STM32, Jetson, AMD/Xilinx, Microblaze), hardware integration, Agile practices; U.S. Person required.
Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN), ArduPilot, STM32, Linux, Nvidia Jetson, AMD/Xilinx SoC, Microblaze, VHDL, git, Scrum, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, CI/CD, DevOps, DevSecOps
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GNC Software Engineer
Hawthorne or Los Angeles or Washington or San Francisco or London
$160k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
CHAOS Industries
CHAOS Industries: Redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio.
10+ YOEBachelor's in CS/CE/Aerospace, 10+ years OOP software experience, guidance algorithm experience for UAS (ArduPilot), flight dynamics knowledge, embedded/Linux (STM32, NVIDIA Jetson, AMD/Xilinx, MicroBlaze), real-time HW interfaces, Agile, U.S. Person required.
Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN), ArduPilot, STM32, NVIDIA Jetson, AMD, Xilinx, MicroBlaze, VHDL, git, Agile, Scrum, DevOps, DevSecOps, CI/CD
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Chief Engineer, Autonomous Flight
Costa Mesa or Seattle or Washington
$220k-$330k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Anduril Industries
Anduril Industries: Defense technology developing AI-powered autonomous military systems.
Lead technical architecture for software-heavy robotics and autonomous systems; oversee HW/SW integration, testing, and fielding; eligible for U.S. Secret clearance.
Lattice OS
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Senior Autonomy & Guidance Software Engineer
Los Angeles or San Francisco or Washington or London
$160k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
CHAOS Industries
CHAOS Industries: Redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio.
10+ YOEBachelor's degree in CS/CE/Aerospace, 10+ years OOP experience, guidance algorithm design for UAS (ArduPilot), flight dynamics, embedded software on STM32 and Linux (Nvidia Jetson/AMD/Xilinx/Microblaze), real-time HW interfaces, vendor driver integration, Agile/CI practices, U.S. Person required.
Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), ArduPilot, STM32, Nvidia Jetson, AMD/Xilinx SoC, Microblaze, VHDL, git, Linux, Agile, Scrum, CI/CD
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Senior GNC Engineer
London or Sunnyvale or Washington, D.C. or San Diego or Fort Walton Beach or Ann Arbor or Stuttgart or Munich or Stockholm or Bengaluru or Seoul or Tokyo
$100k-$160k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition: Providing digital infrastructure for physical AI and autonomy.
6+ YOEMaster's degree in a relevant engineering or computer science field and 6+ years developing GNC software for autonomous systems, including C++, control systems, flight models, testing, and UAS navigation.
C++, PX4, Ardupilot, Docker, Linux, RHEL, Ubuntu, Python, DevOps, Containers, SIL, HIL, Bazel