Senior Space Flight Software Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California, United States. The role requires authorization to work in the U.S. and eligibility as a U.S. person for access to export-controlled technology.

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, which are built, integrated, and tested in-house.

What you will do

• Develop reliable flight software defining how spacecraft, satellite buses, and reentry capsules operate throughout missions.
• Write structured bare-metal, RTOS, or Linux-based software for embedded processors in C++.
• Own software development from design through testing, integration, verification, and validation.
• Scope projects, capture requirements, and perform initial design trades for open-ended problems.
• Support software quality, performance, problem solving, and flight operations in collaboration with the team.

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.
• Development experience in C++ and a strong understanding of C++ language concepts.
• Authorization to work in the United States and U.S.-person status required for access to export-controlled technology.

Nice to have

• End-to-end experience building and launching a spacecraft.
• Experience developing and testing real-time embedded systems and safety-critical aerospace software.
• Experience with CCSDS telemetry and telecommand systems, F' or cFS frameworks, Python, or Rust.
• Knowledge of basic analog and digital electronics.
• Familiarity with SPI, I2C, CAN, and EtherCAT.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, on-site work at the El Segundo office and production facility.
• Potential incentives through stock options and/or long-term cash awards.
• Collaborative environment focused on teamwork, communication, and problem solving.
• Inclusive equal-opportunity workplace with evaluation based on merit, qualifications, and performance.