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

Location: Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand roles require background and nationality checks for access to ITAR-regulated equipment and data; eligibility may depend on citizenship of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, the European Union, or a NATO country, subject to restrictions on dual citizenship.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end aerospace company building rockets, spacecraft, satellites, and critical space-system subsystems.

What you will do

• Architect flight software with avionics, systems, GNC, operations, and other subject-matter experts.
• Support anomaly resolution and sustaining engineering for current missions in development and on orbit.
• Develop next-generation flight software for large autonomous satellite constellations, including C&DH, GNC/ACS, FDIR, mode management, telemetry, payload orchestration, and autonomy.
• Develop embedded software for thrusters, reaction wheels, radios, star trackers, IMUs, power systems, battery management, and valve drives.
• Perform system trade studies, assess conceptual designs, and define integrated solutions, margins, and performance parameters.
• Build and maintain regression-testing frameworks for flight software and embedded product releases.

Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in a relevant discipline.
• Experience with 32-bit Arm Cortex-M microcontrollers, including Cortex-M4/M7, and development for memory- and code-space-constrained targets.
• Strong C/C++ microcontroller programming experience, including real-time operating systems and device-driver development.
• Experience with embedded communication interfaces such as CAN 2.0/FD, SPI, and RS-422.
• Experience working from datasheets and schematics with electrical, systems, and test engineers; strong problem-solving, planning, and technical communication skills.

Nice to have

• Rust, Robot Framework, UDP/TCP networking, bootloaders, or network programming.
• Experience with propulsion systems, FPGA technology, CI/CD using GitLab or TeamCity, Docker/Kubernetes, Node/NPM tooling, or Elasticsearch.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on real spacecraft, rockets, and satellite hardware supporting commercial, government, and defense missions.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering, design, test, and operations teams.
• Operate in a fast-paced environment focused on innovation, teamwork, tight deadlines, and delivery.
• Background checks are completed before employment offers for New Zealand office roles.