MTS III, Software Engineer - IaaS

Who We Are:

Ever wonder who brings the entertainment to your flights? Panasonic Avionics Corporation is #1 in the industry for delivering inflight products such as movies, games, WiFi, and now Bluetooth headphone connectivity!  

How exciting would it be to be a part of the innovation that goes into creating technology that delights millions of people in an industry that’s here to stay! With our company’s history spanning over 40 years, you will have stability, career growth opportunities, and will work with the brightest minds in the industry. And we are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture that will help our organization thrive! We seek diversity in many areas such as background, culture, gender, ways of thinking, skills and more. If you want to learn more about us visit us at www.panasonic.aero. And for a full listing of open job opportunities go to www.panasonic.aero/join-us/.  

The Position:

We are seeking an MTS III – Software Developer (IaaS) to help build the foundational software that powers our next-generation infrastructure platform. You will design and develop services that span hardware provisioning, OS lifecycle management, containerized system enablement, and secure distributed service deployment. This role sits at the intersection of systems programming, DevOps automation, and scalable microservices development.

Core Responsibilities

System & Infrastructure Software Development

• Develop services and tooling for bare metal provisioning, OS imaging, bootloader and firmware orchestration
• Build and maintain microservices for key IaaS components like OTA updates, storage management, and node orchestration
• Interface with platform firmware via Redfish/IPMI and implement node-level control logic
• Collaborate with hardware, networking, and storage teams to integrate low-level capabilities into unified software workflows

DevOps & Containerization

• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines to test and deploy OS images and microservices
• Maintain version-controlled infrastructure (IaC) and policy-as-code environments
• Integrate monitoring and observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Vector)

Reliability & Testing

• Create robust testing pipelines for infrastructure components (unit, integration, functional)
• Perform hardware-in-loop (HIL) testing, simulate failure scenarios, and ensure system resiliency
• Identify and remediate performance bottlenecks in hardware provisioning and orchestration flows
• Conduct code reviews and implement coding standards and best practices

The salary range of $97,000 – $162,000 is just one component of Panasonic’s total package. The final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses and incentives. The minimum hourly wage for this role will be the greater of the posted range, or minimum wage for the location where the employee will be working, subject to local minimum wage requirements.  

What we're looking for: 

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Sciences, Computer Engineering or Software Engineering, or equivalent experience 

• 5–10 years of experience in software engineering, with significant exposure to IaaS or low-level system development

• Ability to travel to domestic or international locations as required, up to 5% of the time 

OS & Kernel

• Linux administration and internals (systemd, boot process, kernel tuning)
• Custom kernel config or module work (esp. for embedded or hybrid hardware)
• Kernel/user-space interface debugging: strace, perf, dmesg, lsof, sysctl

 Hardware Provisioning

• Deep knowledge of PXE/iPXE, DHCP, TFTP, and UEFI/BIOS flows
• Experience with hardware boot orchestration using Tinkerbell, MAAS, or Foreman
• Familiarity with BMC interfaces (IPMI, Redfish), RAID configuration, and hardware telemetry

 OS & Image Management

• Hands-on experience building immutable OS images (e.g., Talos, CoreOS, Yocto)
• Understanding of secure boot flows, disk encryption (e.g., LUKS), TPM provisioning
• Knowledge of disk cloning, partitioning tools, and custom OS deployment pipelines

Programming Skills & System Design

• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language:
  • GO for high-performance services
  • Python (FastAPI, Django, Flask)
  • Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and functional programming concepts

Our Principles:

Contribution to Society | Fairness & Honesty | Cooperation & Team Spirit | Untiring Effort for Improvement | Courtesy & Humility | Adaptability | Gratitude 

What We Offer: 

At Panasonic Avionics Corporation we realize the most important aspects in leading our industry are the bright minds behind everything we do. We are proud to offer our employees a highly competitive, comprehensive and flexible benefits program.   

• Paid time off: Exempt Salaried employees receive flexible paid time off. This means that there is no fixed number, range, or limit to the amount of Personal and Vacation Days that may be taken for exempt employees. Non-exempt hourly employees accrue 14 vacation days per year 7 sick days 3 personal days. Accrual rate increases with tenure. All employees receive 11 company paid holidays per year. We also close our offices at the corporate level in the U.S. between Christmas and New Year. For operational positions that are expected to work on holidays, we provide additional compensation for hours worked. 

• Health Insurance: Medical insurance offerings from Aetna and Kaiser (CA &HI). Options for Employee Only, Employee Spouse/Domestic Partner, Employee Children, or Family. Dental PPO and DMO options & Vision insurance through EyeMed or VSP. 

• 401K with 50% match on up to 8% contribution, full vested from day 1. 

• Washington residents only are eligible for: Washington’s Family and Medical Leave program and Washington’s Paid Sick Leave program. 

• Other offerings include: Wellness Program, Counseling services, FSA & HSA, Life Insurance for employee, spouse and child, AD&D Insurance, Long-term and Short-term disability, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Dependent Care FLSA, Education Assistance, Commuter Program, Employee Purchase Program, Service Award Program. 

Panasonic is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law or company policy. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. Pre-employment drug testing is required for safety sensitive positions or as may otherwise be required by contract or law. Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Avionics Corporate. 

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Salary : $97,000 - $162,000