- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- BostonMassachusettsUSA
- Job type
- Software
- Posted
- Sep 16, 2026
- Salary
- $200,000–$265,000 a year
Full-time
Staff Engineer, Model Based Software
Job description
Are you interested in building the software that will fly the next generation of aerospace vehicles? We're looking for a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and development of flight-critical autonomy algorithms — the kind of work where your code doesn't just run, it flies .
Job responsibilities
- Design and develop flight-critical software using Simulink, Stateflow, and related MathWorks tools for model-based design.
- Define software architecture, modeling standards, and development workflows aligned with DO-178C and DO-331.
- Create, maintain and review software requirements, models and auto-generated code.
- Ensure robustness and traceability through requirements-based design, verification, and certification artifact production.
- Collaborate with engineers from cross functional groups such as systems, safety, hardware, flight controls, and flight test to ensure product and program level needs are met.
- Support integration into CI pipelines, including model checks, code generation, static analysis, and automated verification.
- Contribute to planning and execution of SOI audits and certification reviews.
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for software requirements, architecture and design decisions
Job requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields.
- 10+ years of experience developing embedded or safety-critical software.
- Extensive experience with Simulink, Stateflow and Embedded Coder for safety critical software development.
- Experience with Simulink Check, Simulink Code Inspector, Simulink Test and Polyspace Bug Finder
- Strong experience with requirements management, including authoring high-quality software requirements, maintaining traceability, and using tools such as DOORS, Jama, or Polarion.
- Working knowledge of DO-178C, including hands-on experience with DO-331.
- Experience with CI/CD environments and automated model/code quality checks.
- Experience developing embedded flight software using C/C++ and integrating auto-generated code with manual code
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