Embedded Avionics Software Engineer

Location: Cedar Rapids, IA (Onsite)
Industry: Aerospace & Defense
Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizenship required due to ITAR restrictions

We are seeking an Avionics Embedded Software Engineer to support the development of safety-critical flight systems used in commercial and military aircraft platforms. This role focuses on real-time embedded avionics software development
, working closely with systems, verification, and certification teams to deliver high-reliability software in accordance with aerospace safety standards.

The ideal candidate has experience developing embedded avionics software in C/C++ or ADA
, understands the DO-178 software development lifecycle
, and is comfortable working in environments that require rigorous testing, verification, and flight qualification
.

• Develop embedded avionics software using ADA, C++, C, and Python following safety-critical software development standards.
• Analyze system and software requirements and translate them into robust software architectures and implementations.
• Design and implement algorithms, data handling functions, and integrity monitoring logic for avionics systems.
• Support development and integration of AI-assisted onboard capabilities for avionics applications.
• Participate in flight testing, laboratory testing, and simulation environments to evaluate system performance under operational conditions.
• Maintain requirements traceability using tools such as JAMA or DOORS.
• Perform unit testing, integration testing, debugging, and software validation.
• Support Verification & Validation (V&V) activities in accordance with DO-178C standards.
• Participate in peer reviews, design reviews, and code inspections to ensure compliance with safety and quality requirements.
• Collaborate with systems engineering, verification, certification, and flight test teams across the program lifecycle.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or another STEM discipline
• 5+ years of relevant software engineering experience, or 3+ years with an advanced degree
• Experience developing embedded or real-time avionics software
• Strong programming experience in C++ and Python
• Experience working across the full software development lifecycle
• Familiarity with modern development tools including Git, Jira, Confluence, SVN, JAMA, and CI/CD pipelines

• Experience with DO-178B / DO-178C (DAL B preferred) safety-critical software development
• Experience with DO-297 Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) architectures
• Familiarity with avionics data buses such as ARINC 429 or ARINC 664
• Programming experience in ADA and C
• Experience supporting flight test or hardware-in-the-loop environments
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills