engineering
Posted Oct 2, 2025Senior Flight Software Engineer
San Francisco, United StatesOn-site
Requirements
- To achieve this, we are integrating our advanced airframe and engine technologies—which include Duality™, our proprietary dual-use propulsion system—with a new flight operations model to make supersonic transport as efficient and economical as commercial air travel is today.
- Your work at Astro Mechanica will be fast-paced in a dynamic startup environment and will have a direct impact on our mission.
- WHAT YOU’LL DO: - Develop highly reliable autonomous software systems and the simulations/ infrastructure required to validate them - Own all aspects of software development including design, test, and operations - Work closely with other engineering disciplines to design and develop the overall aircraft systems WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or a Science discipline and 4+ years of software development experience; or 6+ years of professional software
- Experience in C++, Rust, or other systems programming language -
- Experience building or working with real-time systems or distributed computing systems -
- Experience working on embedded systems or the Linux kernel - Proven skills in debugging, performance optimization, and unit testing - Basic knowledge in controls, fluid systems, motors, or other physical mechanics PERKS AND
Benefits
- BENEFITS: - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) - 401(k) program and transparent stock option plan - Self-managed and flexible time-off policy, including PTO, paid holidays, and sick time - Flexible work environment - Company-funded perks, including weekly team lunches and Astro Mechanica swag ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: At Astro Mechanica, we highly value in-office work to foster collaboration and strengthen our company culture.
Additional details
- ABOUT US: Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company building a faster, more connected future.
- Our mission is to democratize high-speed flight by making supersonic travel flexible, accessible, and sustainable.
- We believe that rapid, on-demand, point-to-point global mobility will become the new standard for moving people and goods across the planet.
- In the near term, we are developing adaptable, high-speed systems to close aircraft performance gaps for the United States government.
- WHO WE ARE: We’re a team of passionate engineers dedicated to advancing aerospace.
- We’re generalists with specialist depth, united by a flat structure and a shared obsession with building things that work well.
- We move fast, stay pragmatic, and let engineering excellence speak louder than hierarchy.
- The ideal candidate is excited to develop software that is used to control and fly our products.
- You will work closely with your peers to define and implement the
- We consider working in the office five days a week an essential part of the employee's role.