Lead Software Engineer - PX4 Flight Control Systems

We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to lead the development of advanced Flight Controller platforms for autonomous UAV systems. This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused on autopilot software, embedded systems, real-time performance, system integration, and software delivery. You will work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop reliable, secure, and production-ready flight control solutions.

Role Summary: Lead the team and development of the software that directly controls, stabilises, and flies autonomous UAV platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, architecture, and development of Flight Controller software for autonomous UAV systems.
• Lead PX4-based software development, integration, validation, and release activities.
• Develop and optimize real-time embedded software for safety-critical applications.
• Integrate sensors, navigation systems, communication interfaces, and security features.
• Drive debugging, system bring-up, simulation, testing, and flight-validation activities.
• Collaborate with hardware, systems, security, manufacturing, and DevOps teams.
• Mentor engineers and lead technical decision-making across the Flight Controller domain.

Requirements

• Bachelors’ degree in Computer Science, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering (Master's/PhD preferred).
• 8+ years of experience in embedded software development; 5+ years in flight controller, autopilot, safety-critical avionics (UAV or drone technology).
• Strong experience developing embedded software using C/C++.
• Hands-on experience with Autopilot stack including PX4 (must-have), MAVLink and RTOS (NuttX) and embedded OS environments (ARM Cortex).
• Experience in software and hardware integration activities.
• Familiarity with software development best practices, source control, and CI/CD workflows.
• Experience using static code analysis and software security tools (e.g., Coverity, SonarQube, Black Duck) for code quality, security, and compliance verification.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.

Tech Stack: PX4, C/C++, NuttX, RTOS, MAVLink, ARM Cortex, Sensor Integration, UAV Systems, Embedded Linux, Git, CI/CD, Flight Testing