Flight Software Engineer II (C/C++)

Location: Onsite near Denver, Colorado or Long Beach, California

Base salary: $95,000–$140,000 per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors for U.S. and allied space missions.

What you will do

• Design, develop, integrate, and test flight software for spacecraft computers and processing units.
• Integrate GNC algorithms with flight software and maintain the Command Telemetry Database for ground and on-orbit testing.
• Collaborate with the ground C2 software team and contribute to spacecraft command scripting and sequencing.
• Design and implement satellite subsystem simulators in HITL and SITL environments.
• Develop reusable device drivers, hardware interfaces, and communications protocol libraries.
• Participate in code reviews and flight software architecture discussions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field.
• 2–4 years of experience with low-level firmware architecture, design, and development.
• Experience with device drivers, safety-critical systems, and embedded RTOS such as RTLinux or Azure RTOS.
• Familiarity with Ethernet, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS422, RS485, UDP, and TCP/IP.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and at least one of Rust, Zig, or Python.
• Ability to maintain or obtain TS/SCI clearance and meet U.S. export-control eligibility requirements.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in a relevant engineering or computer science field.
• 2–4 years of experience developing or producing flight software for space applications.
• Experience with version control, continuous integration, continuous delivery, embedded Linux, and embedded systems development tools.
• Experience with microcontrollers, application processors, oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, robotics, automation, motor control, or sensor fusion.

Culture & Benefits

• Innovation- and speed-oriented development environment.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA/HRA options.
• Flexible time off or accrued PTO, paid holidays, parental leave, and sick leave.
• 401(k), fitness reimbursement, equity participation, and catered lunches for in-office employees.