Sr. Embedded Software Engineer
Reliable Robotics · Mountain View, CA · United States · On-site
Pay: USD 210,000 – 280,000 a year
Posted Sep 2, 2026
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We're building safety-enhancing technology for aviation that will save lives. Automated aviation systems will enable a future where air transportation is safer, more convenient and fundamentally transformative to the way goods — and eventually people — move around the planet. We are a team of mission-driven engineers with experience across aerospace, robotics and self-driving cars working to make this future a reality.
As a Sr. Embedded Software Engineer at Reliable Robotics, you will be a part of the Embedded Systems team developing the low-level software and firmware at the heart of the Reliable Robotics autonomy stack. We provide dependable computing, networking, signal acquisition, and motor control solutions that bring our aircraft to life. Your contributions will directly enable key equipment and aircraft product demonstrations, unlock the development of higher-level capabilities, and set the stage for product certification & delivery to market.
Responsibilities
- Develop C/C++ flight software requirements, design, code, unit tests, and requirements-based test cases in accordance with DO-178C software development procedures
- Focus areas include bare-metal operating system and hardware initialization, networking, protocol drivers, and memory interfaces
- Develop Python-based software integration test cases
- Develop and maintain Continuous Integration infrastructure for automating software integration, build, testing, and deployment
Basic Success Criteria
- 8+ years of professional experience developing C or C++
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Professional experience developing software for embedded, high-performance, or safety-critical applications
Preferred Criteria
- 12+ years of professional experience developing C or C++
- Thorough understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, and networking
- Experience working in a DO-178 software development environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Comfortable with a fast-paced, agile/iterative development life cycle
Embedded software engineers at Reliable Robotics have a unique opportunity to develop an end-to-end product from bare metal up to the aircraft level, with a direct impact on aircraft capabilities. We are a fast-paced team that gets results, and with your experience, motivation, skills, and enthusiasm, you'll help the team accomplish amazing things.
This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws.
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