Space Embedded Software Engineer II (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California, United States. Applicants must be U.S. persons authorized to work with export-controlled technology.

Salary: $144,020–$184,026 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 complete missions.
• Own software design, development, testing, integration, verification, and validation.
• Capture requirements and perform initial design trades for open-ended flight software problems.
• Write structured C++ software for bare-metal, RTOS, and Linux-based embedded processors.
• Build highly reliable and available flight software systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering, or equivalent technical experience in safety-critical software.
• At least 3 years of experience developing spacecraft or similar safety-critical software.
• Experience developing and testing real-time embedded hardware and software systems.
• Professional C++ development experience and strong understanding of C++ language concepts.
• U.S. person status and authorization to work in the United States are required due to ITAR-controlled technology.

Nice to have

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

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with 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% immediately vested employer match.
• Relocation support may be available for new hires.
• Daily lunch, twice-weekly dinner, team events, and complimentary EV charging.