Staff Software Engineer - Avionics and Flight

North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA. Posted 2 months ago

The role

You will set software technical direction, architecture patterns, and certification strategies across vehicle programs. You will design, write, and verify flight-critical software for Seaglider vehicles.

What you will do

Set software technical direction including architecture patterns and engineering standards
Own avionics software architecture including partitioning, redundancy, and timing budgets
Partner with integrated product teams on architecture compliance and design reviews
Drive software certification strategy and lead staged reviews with authorities
Lead software system integration through SIL/HIL campaigns
Design, implement, and verify flight-critical modules
Establish standards and mentor senior engineers
Qualify tools and supplier software
Advise engineering leadership on architecture, certification risk, and build-vs-buy

Required qualifications

Industry expertise in safety-critical avionics full-lifecycle RTCA DO-178C
Vehicle-level architecture ownership on at least one aircraft, eVTOL, or UAS program
Certification track record authoring core plans and engaging authorities
Expertise in partitioned, redundancy-managed systems
Strong embedded C/C++ on RTOS or bare metal
Deterministic avionics networking such as ARINC 664/AFDX, TTP, CAN, or DDS
Systems engineering fluency in requirements decomposition and interface control

Nice to have

MATLAB/Simulink/Embedded Coder
multi-program technical direction
chief-engineer or deputy-CE experience
autonomy or flight-management (FMS, RNP, DAA)
RTCA/EUROCAE participation
DO-330/DO-331
maritime or classification-society exposure
remote operations / ground control systems
standing up software process from scratch at a small company

About the company

REGENT is creating the Seaglider, a wing-in-ground-effect craft for regional transportation between coastal cities. The company is scaling from a prototype to full production.