R&D Software Integration Engineer

Wisk Aero

$167K — $208K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, STEM, or equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years of industry experience in software development.
  • Proficient in Python programming, especially for robotics and device IO.
  • Familiarity with project management tools like JIRA and continuous integration tools.
  • Experience with network traffic monitoring tools such as Wireshark and tcpdump.
  • Knowledge of Linux configuration and shell scripting.
  • Experience with Docker or general containerization; familiarity with Google Cloud Products is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with software engineers to enhance a full stack autonomy system for surrogate aircraft.
  • Develop software for end-to-end testing of embedded sensors from simulation to flight tests.
  • Engage with systems engineers to clarify functional and performance requirements for navigation and flight systems.
  • Create test plans detailing necessary flight tests, data collection, and expected outcomes.
  • Facilitate integration of software modules in helicopter platforms and bench setups.
  • Automate software deployment processes and validate data extraction.
  • Work with the R&D team on rapid evaluation of autonomy systems.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 9 off Fridays for full-time employees each year.
  • Flexible vacation time off and 11 company holidays.
  • 401(k) plan with 50% company matching, vested immediately.
  • Commuter assistance and education assistance.
  • Free catered lunches and wellness allowances.
  • Employee referral bonus and charitable giving match.
Full Job Description
We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our R&D team. The R&D team is responsible for rapid evaluation of autonomy systems in a flight environment, and the development of future technologies that enable autonomous eVTOL operations. The goal of this position is to facilitate the development of autonomous systems through the use of surrogate platforms like helicopters, and simulation. This position will facilitate the integration of new software modules in our helicopter platform & bench setups, develop software architectures that enable rapid test and evaluation, automate software deployment, and automate data extraction and validation. Due to the nature of the work required for this position, this is an onsite opportunity. You will be required to work from our Hollister location. Responsibilities - Responsible for working with other software engineers to continue to develop and maintain a full stack autonomy system that is flown in surrogate aircraft. - Be responsible for developing software used in the end-to-end testing of embedded sensors from simulation to flight test. - Work with the systems engineers to understand the functional and performance requirements for the confliction detection, navigation, & flight path management system and subsystems. - Work with the R&D team to develop test plans specifying flight tests that need to be performed, the sensor and ground truth data that needs to be collected, and the expected results. Requirements - B.S. in Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, STEM, or equivalent real-world experience and 3+ years industry experience with software development. - Demonstrable proficiency in Python programming for robotics, IO for low level devices, or network-based services. - Experience with commonly used project management, bug tracking, continuous integration tools e.g., JIRA. - Experience with capturing, monitoring and analyzing network traffic, e.g., Wireshark, tcpdump, iPerf. - Experience with Linux, e.g., configuration management, shell scripting. - You have experience with Docker or experience with containerization in general. - Experience with the Google Cloud Products and BigQuery is a plus. Job Type: Full-time Pay range the company expects to pay: $167,000 - $208,000 per year - The starting base salary within this range for this role varies based on factors such as your geographical location, and your relevant job-related experience that is consistent with a business necessity. Wisk HQ is located in Mountain View just a couple of hundred feet from Shoreline Lake and its surrounding walking/jogging trails. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, 9 off Fridays for full-time employees throughout the year, flexible vacation time off, 11 company holidays, a 401(k) plan with 50% company matching vested immediately, commuter assistance, and education assistance. And on top of all that, we also offer a variety of perks such as free catered lunches, flight lessons, wellness allowances, snacks, drinks, employee referral bonus, charitable giving match, patent bonus program, and more. To all recruitment agencies: Wisk Aero does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Wisk Aero employees, or any other organization location. Wisk Aero is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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