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Model-Based Flight Software Developer

Penta Research
Huntsville, AL Full Time
POSTED ON 12/20/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/19/2026

Huntsville, AL

Full Time


Security Clearance: Active Secret Clearance required. 

 

 

Job Description & Position Responsibilities: Penta Research is seeking candidates to work full-time onsite on the flight software development team.

 

The candidate will perform:

  • Model-Based Flight Software Development: Collaborate closely with the development team to create robust flight software using MATLAB Simulink, leveraging model-based design principles.
  • Automate Code Generation & Optimization: Drive Simulink development and automate the generation of efficient and performative code and algorithms via Embedded Coder.
  • Rigorous Code Review & Presentation: Conduct and participate in thorough code reviews, presenting findings and recommendations to the team.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Degree: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field
  • Proficient with:
    • MATLAB 
    • Simulink
  • DevOps: Knowledge of Gitlab, configuration management and DevOps practices

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Degree: Master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field
  • Experience with
    1. Simulink Coder, Embedded Coder, Simulink Test
    2. Real-time operating systems
    3. Embedded software
    4. C
    5. Hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL), Processor-in-the-loop (PIL), etc.
    6. Real-time Operating Systems
    • Testing/developing flight software
    • CI/CD pipelines

Travel Requirement

  • Position location: Huntsville, AL.   No travel is anticipated for this position.  

 

Keyword Search: (optional) 

 

Simulink, flight software, C , MATLAB, embedded software, HWIL, RTOS, DevOps

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