Senior Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California, United States

Salary: $169,067–$216,031 per year, with 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, which are built, integrated, and tested in-house.

What you will do

• Develop reliable flight software governing spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule operations throughout the mission.
• Write structured bare-metal, RTOS, and Linux-based embedded software in C++.
• Own software design, testing, integration, verification, and validation.
• Capture requirements and perform initial design trades for open-ended projects.
• Collaborate with the team to solve problems and maintain system quality and performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering, or equivalent technical experience in safety-critical software.
• At least 5 years of experience developing spacecraft or similar safety-critical software.
• Strong C++ development skills and understanding of core language concepts.
• Experience with real-time embedded systems and safety-critical aerospace software.
• Must work on-site in El Segundo, California.
• Must be a U.S. person authorized to work in the United States and access export-controlled technology.

Nice to have

• End-to-end experience building and launching a spacecraft.
• Experience with CCSDS telemetry and telecommand systems, F', or cFS.
• Experience with Python or Rust.
• Knowledge of analog and digital electronics.
• Familiarity with SPI, I2C, CAN, or EtherCAT.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on in-house spacecraft, payloads, capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses.
• Collaborate with specialists from aerospace, pharmaceutical, and technology backgrounds.
• Potential eligibility for stock options and/or long-term cash awards.
• Inclusive equal-opportunity workplace with employment decisions based on qualifications and performance.