Senior Spacecraft Embedded Software Engineer (C++)

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California, United States. Employees must be authorized to work in the U.S. and qualify as a U.S. person under ITAR requirements.

Salary: $169,067–$216,031 per year, plus potential stock options and/or long-term cash awards.

Company

hirify.global develops commercial space infrastructure, including in-orbit pharmaceutical processing payloads, reentry capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses.

What you will do

• Develop reliable firmware controlling spacecraft, satellite buses, and reentry capsules throughout the mission lifecycle.
• Own software design, development, testing, integration, and flight operational support.
• Capture requirements and perform initial design trades for open-ended spacecraft software problems.
• Write structured bare-metal, RTOS, or Linux-based software for embedded processors in C++.
• Build highly reliable and available software systems.
• Apply software testing, verification, and validation techniques to ensure quality and performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering, or equivalent technical experience in safety-critical software.
• 5+ years of experience developing spacecraft or similar safety-critical software.
• Experience developing and testing real-time embedded hardware and software systems.
• Professional experience with C++ and strong knowledge of its language concepts.
• U.S. work authorization and U.S. person status are required for access to export-controlled technology.

Nice to have

• Safety-critical software experience, particularly in aerospace applications.
• Experience with Python or Rust.
• Knowledge of computer architecture, operating systems, data structures, and computer networking.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employees receive flexible PTO and 12 paid holidays.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, with FSA and employer-matched HSA options.
• Parental leave, family-building support, wellness reimbursement, and sponsored One Medical memberships.
• 401(k) plan with a 6% employer match, immediately vested.
• Relocation support may be available for new hires.
• Daily lunch, twice-weekly dinner, team events, complimentary EV charging, and other workplace perks.