Flight Software Engineer I (Embedded C/C++)

Location: Littleton, Colorado, United States; based at the Littleton site

Base pay range: $85,000–$100,000 USD per year

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems for space missions, including flight software, payloads, and spacecraft components.

What you will do

• Develop application software for RTOS and embedded Linux environments.
• Build hardware drivers for IMUs, star trackers, reaction wheels, and other spacecraft sensors and actuators.
• Develop comprehensive unit tests within a continuous integration framework.
• Collaborate with hardware-in-the-loop test engineers to verify combined software and hardware functionality.
• Work with systems and embedded systems engineers to develop, document, and validate requirements.
• Participate in code reviews, design reviews, and on-orbit and interplanetary flight operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or an equivalent technical field.
• Experience in embedded software development.
• Proficiency in C and C++.
• Experience with RTOS or embedded Linux.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements.
• For U.S. office roles, eligibility under U.S. space technology export regulations is required.

Nice to have

• Active Secret or TS/SCI security clearance.
• Experience with Rust.
• Advanced degree.
• Experience with CAN/CAN-FD and/or UDP/TCP in embedded systems.
• Experience developing software for autonomous vehicles operating in harsh environments, such as satellites.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on spacecraft and flight software that can be tested and operated on orbit within weeks or months.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan options.
• Paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, and parental leave.
• Potential eligibility for company stock, cash incentives, and an employee stock purchase program.