Requirements
This role is ideal for someone who is equally comfortable going deep on embedded/robotics software and stepping back to shape systems, standards, and teams
8–12+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant time spent on embedded, robotics, or safety-critical systems
Deep expertise in C++ and Embedded C/C++; strong systems-level Python experience beneficial
Track record defining architecture across complex, hardware-adjacent software environments
Demonstrated technical leadership across multiple complex projects, including setting architecture direction and owning delivery outcomes. Experience working in safety-critical domains such as aviation, aerospace, robotics, automotive, or industrial systems
Strong debugging instincts across software and hardware boundaries
History of mentoring senior engineers; people-management, growing technical capability across teams
Experience leading design reviews, risk assessments, and incident learnings in high-reliability environments
Experience with autonomy, avionics, drones, robotics, or real-time control systems
Familiarity with flight stacks (ArduPilot/PX4), ROS/ROS2, or equivalent embedded platforms
Experience with power systems, battery management, charging firmware, or similar hardware-integrated domains
Background in safety cases or reliability engineering for operational systems
What the job involves
As the Lead Software Engineer on the Aircraft team, you will drive the technical strategy for onboard and embedded aircraft systems
You’ll set long-term architecture direction, lead high-stakes multi-project delivery, and mentor senior engineers across the wider software organisation
Define the architecture for aircraft onboard software and supporting firmware
Set standards for reliability, performance, and scalability across aircraft systems
Contribute to architectural decisions that span multiple teams (e.g., Aircraft, Airspace, QA)
Lead design reviews for critical components, ensuring high-confidence deployment in safety-critical environments
Ensure roadmap execution while balancing near-term operational needs with long-term system health
Own risk management, rollout strategy, incident learnings, and continuous improvement for aircraft software
Partner closely with Hardware, Autonomy, Operations, and Aviation stakeholders
Mentor senior engineers and grow technical leadership depth on the team
Provide day-to-day technical leadership and coaching to software engineers
Support hiring and onboarding to grow team capacity
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