# Sr. Staff Software Engineer (Embedded)

Worker Type RegularJob Description Summary The Sr. Staff Software Engineer (Embedded) has the opportunity to lead and develop a variety of innovative unmanned and robotic systems for multiple defense and commercial applications. The Embedded Software Engineer writes functional software for deployment on embedded devices and systems like aircraft and payloads and have the opportunity to test out those devices in flight test environments. This requires the engineer to design, develop, code, test and debug system software as well as analyze and enhance efficiency, stability and scalability of the software on particular devices. There is a mix of full life-cycle development as well as a need to use existing software code base to expand the capabilities to match specific program requirements. Position Responsibilities Writes and tests software to support integration of sensors and embedded processors into aircraft (such as autopilots, payloads, software defined radios or other functional components) or other robotic systems Designs and implements software for prototypes and products using established AeroVironment and industry developed tools and practices. Ensure good configuration con

- **Id**: 3969388
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/aerovironment-sr-staff-software-engineer-embedded>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Seniority**: staff
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Moorpark, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 12
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-09T15:32:34Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-09
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T15:32:34Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 10113
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Drones & UAVs, Military Drones, Defense Manufacturing

## Company

- **Id**: 176366
- **Name**: AeroVironment
- **Domain**: avinc.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/aerovironment>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 80
- **Open postings**: 28
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.786
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 36
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 147000
- **Max**: 250000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 250000

## Technologies

- **ArduPilot** — Optional: no
- **C++** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **FreeRTOS** — Optional: no
- **IBM DOORS** — Optional: no
- **Jira** — Optional: no
- **LLM** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **RTOS** — Optional: no
- **Verilog** — Optional: no
- **VHDL** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 12
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-09T15:32:34Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 36
- **Reasons**: conf:4, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T19:43:45Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 250000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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