Flight Software Manager

• Our Flight Software team is at the core of Reliable’s autonomy mission, building safety critical embedded flight software, maturing next generation detect and avoid and communications technology, FPGA designs, and simulation and test infrastructure. We’re deeply involved in all aspects of the development and certification of the Reliable Robotics autonomy stack, and play a central role in bringing our aircraft to life
• As a Flight Software Manager at Reliable Robotics, you’ll lead and grow the team responsible for the safety critical flight software that makes the aircraft fly. You’ll own the maturation of engineering processes to balance immediate engineering execution with formal DO-178C verification, supporting rapid integration and testing of GNC algorithms while building out the software architecture for certification
• You’ll provide technical and architectural guidance on flight software components, from flight controls to redundancy management. You’ll work closely with leads across Guidance, Navigation, and Controls (GNC), Avionics, Systems, and Hardware to develop and execute technical roadmaps, manage priorities, and ensure your team is unblocked and empowered to deliver robust, reliable, and certifiable flight software enabling advanced autonomy

Benefits

• Stock options
• 401k plan
• Vision and dental insurance
• Work from home opportunities
• Health insurance

Preferred experience

• 7+ years of professional experience in real-time embedded software development (C/C++)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace, Computer Science, or related discipline
• Experience with Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) algorithms, flight dynamics, and state estimation
• Experience working on complex systems where hardware and software intersect
• 3+ years in a technical leadership or people management role
• This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws
• Demonstrated success scaling teams and maturing development processes in a high-growth environment
• Experience working through the full lifecycle of a DO-178C certification program
• Experience designing and implementing fault-tolerant systems and redundancy management schemes
• Professional experience with Python for tooling, test, and data analysis