Flight Software Engineer I (Embedded C/C++)

Location: Onsite near Denver, Colorado or Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $75,000–$125,000 base salary per year, plus equity and benefits

Company

hirify.global builds autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors for space superiority and defense.

What you will do

• Support the design, development, integration, and testing of flight software for spacecraft computers and processing units.
• Integrate GNC algorithms with flight software.
• Define and maintain command and telemetry databases for ground, on-orbit testing, and missions.
• Collaborate with the ground C2 software team and support spacecraft command scripting and sequencing.
• Design and implement satellite subsystem model simulators in HITL and SITL environments.
• Develop reusable device drivers, hardware interfaces, and communications protocol libraries.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field.
• 0–2 years of experience with low-level firmware architecture, design, and development.
• Experience with low-level device drivers and safety-critical systems.
• Experience with embedded RTOS environments such as RTLinux or Azure RTOS, plus familiarity with Ethernet, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS422, RS485, UDP, and TCP/IP.
• Proficiency in C, C++, Rust, and Zig.
• Must be based near Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA for this onsite role and must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain required ITAR authorizations.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in a relevant engineering or computer science field.
• Experience developing or producing flight software for space applications.
• Ability to maintain or obtain TS/SCI clearance.
• Experience with version control, continuous integration, continuous delivery, embedded Linux, microcontrollers, application processors, and embedded systems tools.
• Experience with debugging instrumentation, robotics, automation, motor control, or sensor fusion.

Culture & Benefits

• Innovation- and speed-oriented work environment.
• Health, dental, vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO, and paid holidays.
• 401(k) and parental leave.
• Equity compensation.