ChaosIndustries
Effector Guidance Software Engineer
At a Glance
- Location
- Hawthorne, California, United States
- Work Regime
- onsite
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Compensation
- global offices Salary Range: $160,000 - $240,000 The stated compensation range
- Posted
- 2026-03-11T01:00:36-04:00
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Aerospace
- Education
- Embedded Systems
- Engineering
Benefits & Perks
ting Fridays’, unlimited PTO, casual dress code Compensati
Requirements
Minimum education: Bachelor’s or higher Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related degree
10+ years of experience in professional, object-oriented software development
Experience with design and implementation of guidance algorithms for UAS platforms using commercial autopilot frameworks like ArduPilot
Practical understanding of flight dynamics of fixed wing and rotary wing platforms
Solid understanding and extensive experience in software development on microcontroller architectures (STM32 or similar) and on Linux hosted on Nvidia Jetson, AMD/Xilinx SoC or Microblaze architectures
Experience developing real-time embedded software to include hardware interfaces
Responsibilities
CHAOS is seeking a highly-skilled and motivated Senior Guidance Software Engineer to join our R&D team. You will get an opportunity to lead the design of our guidance software on a clean sheet airframe design. As a member of Engineering, you also have the opportunity to expand your skillset across our product families.
Implementation of guidance and navigation software within COTS software frameworks
Support airframe design activities
Support system integration of software on flight hardware
Work full-time on-site in our office in Los Angeles (Hawthorne), California