Senior Flight Software Engineer (Spacecraft)

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

Base salary: $155,000–$225,000 per year, plus equity and benefits

Company

Builds autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors for space security and defense.

What you will do

• Design, develop, integrate, and test flight software for spacecraft computers and processing units.
• Integrate GNC algorithms with onboard flight software.
• Define and maintain command and telemetry databases for ground, on-orbit testing, and missions.
• Collaborate with the ground command-and-control software team.
• Develop command scripting, spacecraft sequencing, and HITL/SITL subsystem model simulators.
• Build reusable device drivers, hardware interfaces, and communication protocol libraries.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field, with 6+ years of low-level firmware architecture, design, and development experience.
• Experience with low-level device drivers and safety-critical systems.
• Experience with embedded RTOS platforms such as RTLinux or Azure RTOS.
• Proficiency in C, C++, and Python, with familiarity with Ethernet, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS422, RS485, UDP, and TCP/IP.
• Experience with embedded Linux, microcontrollers, application processors, debugging tools, compilers, and revision control systems.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain the authorizations required under ITAR; must be able to maintain or obtain TS/SCI clearance.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of flight software development or production experience for space applications.
• Experience with continuous integration, continuous delivery, robotics, automation, motor control, or sensor fusion.
• Strong debugging experience using oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers.

Culture & Benefits

• Innovation- and speed-focused environment with exposure to spacecraft design, analysis, manufacturing, testing, and flight.
• 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, catered lunches for in-office employees, and equity participation.