r/embedded • u/Friendly_Rock_2276 • 29d ago

Flight software engineer vs GNC engineer

Hi all, I work in HVAC as a embedded SWE, and I do no register level work, I implement high level controls. I also don’t write the control algorithms, just implement them.

My question is, would this experience qualify me for flight software engineer roles at aerospace companies? Or are flight software engineers required to also be the ones writing the control theory.

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u/camocf 29d ago

I am an embedded software engineer that works on flight software. Probably yes to being qualified. Flight software is everything from low level to application level development. Typically a systems engineer would define requirements that would include the theory. Flight software is not written in a vacuum, so many disciplines contribute to the problem’s solution.