Embedded Software Engineer
Skyryse · El Segundo, CA
$120,000–$175,000from the description
Jul 14, 2026
El Segundo, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An embedded software engineering role focused on flight-critical software for a fly-by-wire system, covering the full development lifecycle from requirements and design through verification and FAA certification support. Day-to-day work involves writing low-level drivers and safety-critical code in embedded C, integrating software with hardware peripherals, and producing documentation compliant with DO-178C DAL A and related aviation standards. Best suited to engineers with hands-on RTOS and embedded C experience, ideally in safety-critical or certified software environments.
Senior level · 5+ years · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 280 people in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 210–370
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $164,459 (middle half $130,334–$195,752). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The title carries no seniority level word, but the 5+ years requirement and the scope of responsibilities (safety-critical flight software, hardware/software integration, document authorship and review) support a Senior classification.
DO-178C appears in both the required qualifications (as context for the work being done) and the preferred qualifications (as explicit prior experience). The required section references it as the standard the candidate will work to, not as a prior-experience gate; prior hands-on experience with DO-178C certification is listed under Preferred — so it is marked preferred accordingly.
Oscilloscopes, DMMs, and schematic reading are listed as required qualifications but name no specific software tool or platform, so they are omitted from the skills list per extraction rules.
ARP 4754A, DO-330, and DO-331 are mentioned in the role description narrative but not called out as required qualifications; they are omitted as they appear only as work-context standards rather than gated skills.
The posting explicitly states 'NO AGENCY CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED.'
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