Spacecraft Embedded Software Engineer, RTOS (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California, United States. Candidates must be lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. and qualify as a U.S. person under ITAR requirements.

Salary: $131,000–$184,000 annually, plus potential stock options.

Company

hirify.global develops commercial space infrastructure, including in-orbit pharmaceutical processing payloads, reentry capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses.

What you will do

• Develop reliable firmware controlling spacecraft, satellite buses, and reentry capsules throughout their missions.
• Own software design, development, testing, and integration.
• Capture requirements and perform initial design trades for open-ended projects.
• Write structured C++ software for bare-metal, RTOS, and Linux-based embedded processors.
• Build highly reliable and available software systems.
• Perform software testing, verification, and validation to ensure system quality and performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering, or equivalent technical experience in safety-critical software.
• 3+ years of experience developing spacecraft or similar safety-critical software.
• Experience developing and testing real-time embedded hardware and software systems.
• Strong C++ development experience and understanding of C++ language concepts.
• U.S. work authorization and U.S. person status are required for access to export-controlled technology.

Nice to have

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

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employees receive flexible PTO, 12 paid holidays, and 12 weeks of parental leave.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, with FSA and employer-matched HSA options.
• 401(k) plan with a 6% immediately vested employer match and incentive equity.
• Relocation support may be available for new hires.
• Daily lunch, twice-weekly dinner, wellness reimbursement, team events, and complimentary EV charging.