Senior Spacecraft Embedded Software Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California, United States. The role requires U.S. person status and lawful authorization to work in the United States.

Salary: $169,067–$216,031 per year, with eligibility for 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, with vehicles and equipment built, integrated, and tested in-house.

What you will do

• Develop reliable firmware controlling spacecraft, satellite buses, and reentry capsules throughout complete missions.
• Own software development from design and requirements capture through testing, integration, verification, validation, and flight operational support.
• Scope projects and perform initial design trades for open-ended engineering problems.
• Write structured bare-metal, RTOS-based, or Linux-based software for embedded processors in C++.
• Build highly reliable and available software systems and ensure their quality and performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering, or equivalent technical experience in safety-critical software.
• 5+ years of experience developing spacecraft or similar safety-critical software.
• Experience developing and testing real-time embedded hardware and software systems.
• Experience developing in C++ with a strong understanding of C++ language concepts.
• Eligibility to work lawfully in the United States and qualification as a U.S. person for access to export-controlled technology.

Nice to have

• Experience with safety-critical software, particularly in aerospace applications.
• Experience with additional programming languages such as Python or Rust.
• Strong understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, data structures, and computer networking.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on commercial space infrastructure and in-space manufacturing systems.
• Vehicles, equipment, materials, and payloads are built, integrated, and tested in-house.
• Compensation includes eligibility for stock options and/or long-term cash awards.
• Inclusive equal-opportunity workplace with evaluation based on merit, qualifications, and performance.