Senior Flight Software Engineer at Castelioncorporation · LumiJobs

Responsibilities

Architecture & Technical Leadership: Partner with the Head of Flight Software to define system architecture, software design patterns, module interfaces, and long-term technical strategy. Provide technical leadership across embedded systems, autonomy, drivers, simulation, and application layers, and lead deep-dive investigations into software reliability, performance, and integration issues.
Embedded Software Development: Design, implement, and integrate embedded software for Linux-based and real-time systems. Own high-impact subsystems from concept through flight testing. Perform hands-on debugging, hardware bring-up, and system validation across tightly coupled hardware–software interfaces.
Team Leadership & Mentorship: Serve as day-to-day technical lead for the embedded software team by mentoring engineers, reviewing designs and code, and providing guidance on implementation approaches. Break down complex projects into clear milestones, track progress, and ensure high-quality execution across the team. Responsible for the career growth of other team members.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with avionics, guidance, hardware, simulation, and test teams to align software efforts with broader system requirements. Represent the embedded software team in program reviews, technical discussions, and mission-planning activities.
System Integration & Testing: Lead software integration across virtualized environments, hardware-in-the-loop, and full vehicle setups. Develop or guide the development of testing tools, automation workflows, and simulation models. Drive root-cause analysis for complex failures and implement system-level corrective actions.
Project Ownership & Delivery: Own major technical initiatives that impact vehicle capability, autonomy, performance, or reliability. Coordinate resources, manage risks, and ensure on-time delivery of mission-critical software. Support integration and launch activities at test sites when necessary.
Quality, Standards & Continuous Improvement: Elevate engineering standards by driving improvements to code quality, design review processes, documentation expectations, and testing rigor. Foster a culture of high ownership, rapid iteration, and continuous improvement across the software organization.

Senior Flight Software Engineer

Responsibilities

Qualification

Required

Preferred

Company

Castelioncorporation

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