Senior Space Embedded Software Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California, United States. Only U.S. persons authorized to access export-controlled technology may be hired for this role.

Salary: $169,067–$216,031 per year, plus 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, built and operated in-house.

What you will do

• Develop reliable firmware controlling spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule operations across the full mission.
• Own software design, development, testing, integration, and flight operational support.
• Capture requirements and perform initial design trade studies for open-ended projects.
• Build bare-metal, RTOS-based, or Linux-based embedded software in C++.
• Develop highly reliable and available software systems.
• Verify and validate system quality and performance through software testing.

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.
• Development experience in C++ and a strong understanding of C++ language concepts.
• U.S. person status is required: U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residence, or qualifying protected-individual status.

Nice to have

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

Culture & Benefits

• Work on spacecraft, pharmaceutical processing payloads, reentry capsules, and satellite infrastructure built, integrated, and tested in-house.
• On-site work at Varda’s El Segundo office and production facility.
• Eligibility for incentives through stock options and/or long-term cash awards.
• Employment with an equal-opportunity organization committed to an inclusive workplace.