Embedded Software Engineer — Munition System

head-huntress.com • Washington, DC, United States • Posted June 17, 2026

Location Washington, DC
Job Type Full-time
Category other-general
Posted June 17, 2026
Experience level: Mid-senior Experience required: 5 Years Education level: Bachelors degree Job function: Engineering Industry: Defense & Space Compensation: $201,000 - $250,000 Total position: 1 Relocation assistance: No Recruiter Note: Candidate must be comfortable completing an initial 1-month onsite training period in Kearneysville, WV, after which they will relocate back to work from either San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Washington DC. About the project Were building a small, safety-critical kinetic munition delivered by an FPV-class airframe. The compute side is an electro mechanical safe and arm device (EMSAD). The current codebase is Rust-on-Embassy, but were language-agnostic on the role strong C, C++, or Rust embedded engineers are equally welcome. What youll do Own firmware end-to-end: drivers, state machine, communication protocols, command surface, bring-up, qualification, OTA / programming flow. Build the host-testable simulation surface. The state machine should be te...

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