Software Engineer, Reliability (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in San Carlos, California, United States. Applicants must meet applicable ITAR eligibility requirements.

Salary: $150,000–$200,000 annually.

Company

Develops modular satellites and space-based infrastructure for energy transmission, high-performance computing, and secure optical data transport.

What you will do

• Own software reliability for avionics and compute systems from concept and design through launch and on-orbit operations.
• Design automated test and validation frameworks for embedded and high-performance compute platforms.
• Validate CPU, GPU, and custom accelerator performance, stability, and fault tolerance under mission-representative conditions.
• Run hardware-in-the-loop, environmental, stress, radiation, integration, and pre-flight testing.
• Investigate anomalies, perform root cause analysis, and optimize latency, throughput, and resource utilization.
• Build debugging, telemetry analysis, and observability tools while collaborating with electrical, avionics, and software teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in software engineering, reliability engineering, or systems validation.
• Strong programming skills in Python, C++, or similar languages.
• Experience with distributed systems, embedded systems, or high-performance computing environments.
• Experience building automated test frameworks or validation infrastructure and debugging hardware-software issues.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain the authorizations required under ITAR.

Nice to have

• Experience with avionics, spacecraft hardware, embedded compute platforms, or aerospace and defense systems.
• Experience with GPU or accelerator systems, CUDA, parallel computing, performance profiling, and optimization.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop testing, observability, logging, telemetry, fault tolerance, and redundant system design.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity in hirify.global.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan, paid time off, and 10 paid holidays.
• Paid parental leave and relocation assistance when applicable.
• Daily office lunch and a stocked kitchen with beverages and snacks.