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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 87 days Skyryse's roles stay open a median of 77 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 95% of Skyryse's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Skyryse
- high 17 stale, 0 reposted of 21 open
- Hiring momentum
- 24 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-29
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Skyryse's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Skyryse.
About this role
As an Embedded Software Engineer at Skyryse, you will develop Fly-By-Wire software, focusing on requirements specification, software design, and verification in compliance with aviation safety standards. Your responsibilities include creating low-level drivers, testing embedded software components, and collaborating with electrical engineers for hardware/software integration. You will also contribute to improving development processes and support FAA/DER reviews.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Skyryse as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar engineering discipline
- 5+ years of professional working experience
- Experience building low-level drivers in embedded C
- Experience with RTOS
- Experience in developing software requirements, design, test, and verification documents
- Experience in working with oscilloscopes, DMMs, and understanding schematics
Nice to have
- Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar engineering discipline
- Proficiency with some of the following tools: C/C++, Python
- Experience with bootloader, multi-target, and bare metal programming
- Experience developing and verifying safety-critical software (e.g., DO-178C or similar standards)
- Experience with certification of software, systems, and subsystems working with DER/FAA
What you get
- Salary Range: $120,000 - $175,000
- Valuable stock option plan
- Heavily subsidized medical, dental and vision plans
- Full-time employees are eligible for 20 days of paid time off (PTO) and 5 sick days annually
Worth weighing
- No remote work mentioned, role is based in El Segundo, CA
- Focus on safety-critical applications may imply a high-pressure environment
- Salary range provided, but no specific salary offered for the role
Summarised from Skyryse's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Skyryse on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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