Heads Up Technologies
heads-up.com
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Avionics & Flight Control
Aerospace Manufacturing
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How Heads Up Technologies hires
Truth index
A 85/100
Median time to fill
42 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
60%
Reposted roles
0%
Heads Up Technologies scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 10 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 60% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 42 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Visa sponsorship
1
H-1B filings in 12 months
$213k
Median offered salary
19
Open roles in United States
Who they sponsor
Financial managers
1
In the register as Heads Up Technologies, Inc., Addison, TX
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US Department of Labor · latest filing May 14, 2026 · Visa details by country
Overview
Heads Up Technologies is an aviation technology company that began in a Dallas hangar in 1985 and makes digital audio and lighting systems and cabin products for aircraft, including emergency floor path marking. It hires mechanical engineers, embedded software and FPGA engineers and electronics and deburr technicians. The company is headquartered in Addison, Texas, United States.
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JLL PartnersVia a fund
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Heads Up Technologies over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
30
Postings analysed
14
Stack modernity
62/100
Languages
Python29%
Bash7%
C++7%
VHDL7%
Frameworks & libraries
GStreamer7%
Pytest7%
Cloud & platforms
Linux21%
RTOS7%
FreeRTOS7%
GitHub Actions7%
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Full Heads Up Technologies tech stack
30 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$190k
Typical range
$185k – $210k
Open positions
3
3
Jobs
Senior
100%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 3 | $190k | $185k – $210k |
Highest paying role
Senior FPGA Engineer
$210k
Normalized to USD per year
Growth
Hiring Momentum
51/100
Stable
Open positions
19
4 opened / 2 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
39 days
faster than 34% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Field & Service
38% ▲
Hardware
19% ▼
Industrial Engineering
19% ▲
Sales
13% ▲
Solutions
6% ▼
Aerospace
6% ▼
Actively hiring for Field & Service (+3 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
New location: Sterling
Oct 2026
Added CAPA to stack
Oct 2026
Added Minitab to stack
Oct 2026
Added Verification & Validation to stack
Oct 2026
Added GD&T to stack
Oct 2026
Added FMEA to stack
Oct 2026
Added DO-254 to stack
Oct 2026
Added DO-178C to stack
Oct 2026
Added AS9100 to stack
Oct 2026
Added DO-160 to stack
Oct 2026
Added Jira to stack
Sep 2026
Added Linux to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
3
Countries
1
Busiest office
Addison
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Addison
United States
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12 open roles 11 posted in 90 days 25% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service, Hardware, Industrial Engineering
4550 Excel Parkway #400 , Addison, TX 75001
Kirkland
United States
Plant / site
6 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 10-50 est. staff $195k Avg Salary
hires for Hardware, Industrial Engineering, Field & Service
Sterling
United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering
Earlier presence
Newport, United Kingdom
Jobs
≈ $53k – $103k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · High School Diploma · Addison
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≈ $36k – $63k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · 2+ years exp · High School Diploma · Addison
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≈ $36k – $80k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · High School Diploma · Addison
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≈ $64k – $118k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Addison
Minitab
SpaceTech
AS9100
GD&T
FMEA
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CAPA
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≈ $62k – $145k per year (Estimated) · In office · Nationals only · Full-Time · Bachelor's Degree · Addison
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≈ $42k – $74k per year (Estimated) · In office · Nationals only · Full-Time · 2+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Kirkland
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$160k – $185k per year · In office · Nationals only · Full-Time · 8+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Kirkland
Python
C++
Assembly
Bash
GitHub Actions
RTOS
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Linux
Robotics
GStreamer
Chips/EDA
Xilinx Vivado
Vitis
PetaLinux
IoT
FreeRTOS
Management
Confluence
Jira
QA
Pytest
SpaceTech
DO-178C
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≈ $68k – $124k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · 2+ years exp · High School Diploma · Addison
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GD&T
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≈ $44k – $78k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · Addison
Python
DO-160
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≈ $125k – $231k per year (Estimated) · In office · Nationals only · Full-Time · 10+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Kirkland
Verification & Validation
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≈ $90k – $170k per year (Estimated) · In office · Nationals only · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Sterling
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≈ $100k – $185k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Addison
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