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

Location: Onsite near Denver, Colorado, or Long Beach, California. Candidates must be eligible to work with U.S. Government space technology subject to ITAR requirements.

Base salary: $140,000–$250,000 per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

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

What you will do

• Design, develop, integrate, and test flight software for spacecraft computers and processing units.
• Integrate complex guidance, navigation, and control algorithms with flight software.
• Define and maintain command and telemetry databases for ground, on-orbit testing, and missions.
• Collaborate with the ground command-and-control software team on spacecraft command scripting and sequencing.
• Design and implement satellite subsystem simulators for hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop 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, with 6+ years of low-level firmware architecture, design, and development experience.
• Experience with low-level device drivers and safety-critical systems.
• Experience with embedded RTOS platforms such as RTLinux or Azure RTOS.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and Python, with familiarity with Ethernet, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS422, and RS485.
• Ability to maintain or obtain TS/SCI clearance.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain the authorizations required under ITAR.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in a relevant technical field.
• 7+ years of flight software development or production experience for space applications.
• Experience with version control, continuous integration, continuous delivery, embedded Linux, UDP, and TCP/IP.
• Experience with embedded systems tools, microcontrollers, application processors, oscilloscopes, and protocol analyzers.
• Application experience in robotics, automation, motor control, or sensor fusion.

Culture & Benefits

• Work across spacecraft design, analysis, manufacturing, testing, and flight.
• Innovation- and speed-oriented work environment.
• Health, dental, vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO, and paid holidays.
• 401(k), equity, and parental leave.