Staff Flight Software Engineer (Spacecraft)

Location: Onsite near Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA

Base salary: $175,000–$270,000 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-security missions.

What you will do

• Design, develop, integrate, and test flight software for spacecraft computers and processing units.
• Integrate complex guidance, navigation, and control algorithms with flight software.
• Define and maintain command and telemetry databases for ground testing, on-orbit testing, and missions.
• Collaborate with the ground command-and-control software team and support spacecraft command scripting and sequencing.
• Design and implement satellite subsystem simulators in hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop environments.
• Develop reusable device drivers, hardware interfaces, and communication protocol libraries.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field, plus 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.
• Familiarity with Ethernet, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS422, RS485, and similar protocols.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and Python.
• Must be able to maintain or obtain TS/SCI clearance and meet U.S. space technology export requirements.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in a relevant engineering or computer science field.
• 12+ years of flight software development or production experience for space applications.
• Experience with version control, continuous integration, continuous delivery, embedded Linux, UDP, and TCP/IP.
• Experience with embedded systems tools, microcontrollers, application processors, debugging instrumentation, robotics, automation, motor control, or sensor fusion.

Culture & Benefits

• Innovation- and speed-oriented work across spacecraft design, analysis, manufacturing, testing, and flight.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA/HRA options.
• Flexible time off or up to 25 accrued PTO days for non-exempt employees, plus paid holidays, parental leave, and sick leave.
• 401(k), fitness reimbursement, equity participation, catered lunches, and office snacks.