Flight Software Engineer I (Aerospace)

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

Base salary: $81,000–$112,000 USD annually. Total compensation including base and equity: $107,000–$121,000 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company developing rockets, spacecraft, flight software, payloads, and critical space systems for exploration, commercial, and national security missions.

What you will do

• Develop application software for real-time operating systems and embedded Linux.
• Develop hardware drivers for IMUs, star trackers, reaction wheels, and other spacecraft sensors and actuators.
• Develop and maintain unit tests within a continuous integration framework.
• Collaborate with hardware-in-the-loop test engineers to verify and validate combined software and hardware functionality.
• Collaborate with systems and embedded systems engineers to develop, document, and validate requirements; participate in source-code and design reviews, including PDR and CDR.
• Assist with on-orbit and interplanetary flight operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or an equivalent technical discipline.
• Experience in embedded software development.
• Proficiency in C and C++.
• Experience with a real-time operating system or embedded Linux.
• Active Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one.
• U.S. citizenship is required due to program requirements.

Nice to have

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

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with company stock as part of total compensation and an employee stock purchase program with a 15% discount.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage; flexible spending and dependent care accounts; disability and life insurance.
• Paid vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, and paid parental leave.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match and additional discounts and perks.
• Work includes prolonged sitting, standing, walking, and computer work, with occasional moderate exposure to noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.