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Software Engineer, Mission Systems


Job Location:

Mountain View, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 140000 - 200000
Posted: 2 October 2026 (19 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 30 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Were 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 Mission Systems Software Engineer you will be a part of the team responsible for building the software systems and infrastructure that enable efficient operations testing and maintenance of autonomous aviation systems.

Youll develop and maintain software products running on Linux environments across the aircraft control center and cloud. Your work will directly support the development and operation of the Reliable Robotics autonomy system.

Responsibilities

  • Define the architecture of the airborne ground and cloud systems that support aircraft communications fleet operations and data management

  • Develop debug and deploy software across the entire stack from embedded systems and Linux platform software up to the application layer

  • Drive integration of complex third-party hardware and software systems into the Reliable Robotics autonomy platform

  • Ensure high performance and reliability of software systems that will be used on a daily basis in both R&D and production environments

Basic Success Criteria

  • B.S. Computer Science Engineering or equivalent experience

  • 2 years systems-level programming experience in Rust and/or C

  • Experience working in environments where software is deployed and used on a daily basis in production

Preferred Criteria

  • Practical industry experience deploying software to and using Linux in production including networking containerization and profiling/performance management

  • Proficiency with deploying and managing infrastructure in AWS and developing systems that interact with AWS services

  • Fluency with networking concepts such as UDP/IP NAT sockets and routing

  • Experience working on software that drives hardware systems

  • Experience with distributed systems and messaging protocols

A highly reliable communication system is required in order to safely remove the pilot from onboard any aircraft. At Reliable you will have the opportunity to build systems that span aircraft hardware mission infrastructure and command centers to realize this vision.

Must be willing to travel 10% of the time.

This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the applicants capacity to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws.

All applicants are asked to provide documentation that legally establishes status as a U.S. person or non-U.S. person (and nationalities in the case of a non-U.S. person). Where the applicant is not a U.S. person meaning not a (i) U.S. citizen or national (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158 or not otherwise permitted to access the export-controlled technology without U.S. government authorization the Company reserves the right not to apply for an export license for such applicants whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code requires authorization and may decline to proceed with the application process and any offer of employment on that basis.

At Reliable Robotics our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color creed ancestry sex gender (including pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding or related medical conditions) gender identity gender expression sexual orientation age non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or medical conditions national origin military or veteran status genetic information marital status or any other basis covered by applicable law. All employment and promotion is decided on the basis of qualifications merit and business need.

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Required Experience:

IC


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Advanced automation will make aircraft safer, more available, more affordable and fundamentally transformative to the way goods and people move around the planet.

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