13 flight software developer jobs at 7 companies in Napa, CA
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Flight Controls & Guidance Software Engineer
Los Angeles or Washington or San Francisco or London
$160k-$240k/yrOnsiteFull Time
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.
Joby AviationNYSE: JOBY: Developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
3+ YOEDegree in engineering/CS or strong portfolio; 3–8+ years experience depending on degree; fluency in C,C++,Python,Git; embedded Linux and safety-critical systems experience; US Person required.
Dixon or Victoria Island or Solano County or Contra Costa County or United States
$101k-$142k/yrFieldFull Time
Pyka: Private manufacturer of autonomous electric aircraft for agriculture, cargo, and defense.
Experience flying fixed-wing UAVs or model aircraft, ground control and mission planning software, mechanical/electrical troubleshooting, high-voltage systems, Linux, Git, data logs, aircraft systems, and Portuguese or Spanish proficiency.
ground control, mission planning software, Linux, Git, command line
DoorDashNYSE: DASH: Technology enabling local on-demand delivery and commerce.
Requires deep controls fundamentals, C++ and embedded systems expertise, dynamics simulation, aerodynamics, flight controller development, motion planning, robot control stack ownership, and an MS or PhD in a related technical field.
C++, PX4, Model Predictive Controller (MPC), A*, D*, RRT
Zipline: Autonomous logistics and drone delivery service.
3+ years designing or validating autonomous robotic systems (UAS preferred), strong test-data analysis, hardware/software bring-up and debugging, systems-level reasoning, safety experience, and willingness to travel 2–6 weeks/year.
Staff Flight Research Controls & Navigation Engineer
Santa Cruz or Concord
$204k-$273k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Joby AviationNYSE: JOBY: Developing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
10+ YOE10+ years GNC/navigation experience, expert in state estimation and multi-sensor fusion, proven real-time C++ flight software experience, strong C++ and Python skills, US Person export-control eligibility required.
DoorDashNYSE: DASH: Technology enabling local on-demand delivery and commerce.
MS/PhD in EE/ME/CS/Robotics required; deep controls and motion-planning expertise, strong C++ and embedded systems experience, dynamics modeling, flight controller development, and motion planning algorithm knowledge.
Los Angeles or San Francisco or Washington or London
$160k-$240k/yrOnsiteFull Time
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.
Benchmark Space Systems: Private U.S. aerospace manufacturer delivering chemical, electric, and hybrid propulsion systems for satellite operators.
5+ YOEBachelor's in relevant engineering/physics,5+ years GNC experience on space vehicles,proficiency with MATLAB/Simulink,experience with HIL validation,control theory,orbital/mechanics knowledge and ability to implement and test flight software.
MATLAB, Simulink, C, Rust, GMAT, STK, FreeFlyer, cFS, F'