Flight Software Manager

The role

You will lead and grow the team responsible for safety critical flight software. You will own the maturation of engineering processes and provide technical and architectural guidance on flight software components.

What you will do

• Lead and grow the team responsible for safety critical flight software
• Own the maturation of engineering processes to balance execution with DO-178C verification
• Support rapid integration and testing of GNC algorithms
• Build out the software architecture for certification
• Provide technical and architectural guidance on flight software components
• Work with leads across GNC, Avionics, Systems, and Hardware to develop and execute technical roadmaps
• Manage priorities
• Ensure the team is unblocked and empowered to deliver certifiable flight software

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace, Computer Science, or related discipline
• 7+ years of professional experience in real-time embedded software development (C/C++)
• 3+ years in a technical leadership or people management role
• Experience working on complex systems where hardware and software intersect
• Experience with Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) algorithms, flight dynamics, and state estimation

Nice to have

• Demonstrated success scaling teams and maturing development processes in a high-growth environment
• Experience designing and implementing fault-tolerant systems and redundancy management schemes
• Experience working through the full lifecycle of a DO-178C certification program
• Professional experience with Python for tooling, test, and data analysis

Before you apply

• Requires access to information subject to U.S. export controls
• Offer contingent upon capacity to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws
• Must provide documentation establishing status as a U.S. person or non-U.S. person

About the company

Reliable Robotics is a team of mission-driven engineers building safety-enhancing technology for aviation. They work on automated aviation systems to enable safer and more convenient air transportation.