<p>As an <strong>Embedded Software Engineer</strong>, you are a key member of our Architecture team, developing and implementing the core embedded software that enables our autonomous long-range VTOL platforms to operate safely, reliably, and intelligently in highly demanding operational environments.</p><p style=";"></p><p>In this role, you will be dedicated to our <strong>Reliant</strong> platform – our next-generation long-range VTOL UAS designed for autonomous ISR missions in GNSS-denied and contested environments. You will contribute to mission-critical software that powers autonomous flight, resilient navigation, payload integration, and edge computing capabilities for defense and security customers worldwide.</p><p>Together with our world-class team, you will push the boundaries of autonomous aviation, working closely with System Architecture, Flight Controls, AI, Hardware Development, Integration &amp; Test, and Flight Operations to continuously improve Reliant's performance, reliability, and mission capabilities.</p><p style=";"><br /><br /></p><h4><strong>What is your Day to Day Mission:</strong></h4><ul><li><p>Design, implement, maintain, and optimize the Quantum-Systems embedded firmware stack for the Reliant platform</p></li><li><p>Develop safety-critical flight software for autonomous long-range VTOL operations</p></li><li><p>Design, implement, and validate new flight control, navigation, and mission management functionalities</p></li><li><p>Export flight control and navigation algorithms from MATLAB/Simulink and integrate them into the embedded autopilot framework</p></li><li><p>Implement, optimize, and maintain BSPs, peripheral drivers, communication interfaces, and sensor drivers</p></li><li><p>Develop embedded software for redundant and safety-critical avionics architectures</p></li><li><p>Integrate navigation sensors including IMUs, GNSS, magnetometers, air-data sensors, radar altimeters, and vision-based navigation systems</p></li><li><p>Support autonomous navigation capabilities in GNSS-denied environments through sensor fusion technologies</p></li><li><p>Develop and optimize communication interfaces for long-range command &amp; control systems, payload communication, and vehicle subsystems</p></li><li><p>Support the integration of modular payloads including EO/IR sensors, SIGINT, EW, SAR, CRPA, and future mission systems</p></li><li><p>Contribute to robust firmware architectures enabling reliable operation in contested and degraded environments</p></li><li><p>Build, document, maintain, and continuously improve autopilot firmware</p></li><li><p>Prepare flight test releases, create flight test tickets, analyze flight logs, and support flight test campaigns</p></li><li><p>Debug and trace embedded software to improve robustness, code coverage, and system reliability</p></li><li><p>Maintain bootloaders, secure firmware update mechanisms, and firmware deployment processes</p></li><li><p>Improve firmware build systems, CI/CD pipeli