Senior Spacecraft Embedded Linux Engineer, C++ (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California, United States. Employment is limited to U.S. persons authorized to access export-controlled technology.

Salary: $169,000–$216,000 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 flight software controlling spacecraft, satellite buses, and reentry capsules throughout their missions.
• Write structured bare-metal, RTOS, and Linux-based embedded software in C++.
• Own software design, testing, integration, verification, and validation.
• Scope projects, capture requirements, and make initial design trade-offs for open-ended problems.
• Ensure software quality and system performance through testing and V&V techniques.
• Collaborate with the Flight Software team to solve technical problems and support flight operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering, or equivalent technical experience in safety-critical software.
• At least 5 years of experience developing spacecraft or similar safety-critical software.
• Strong C++ development experience and understanding of C++ language concepts.
• Must work on-site in El Segundo, California.
• Must be a U.S. person and lawfully authorized to work in the United States.

Nice to have

• End-to-end experience building and launching spacecraft.
• Experience developing and testing real-time embedded systems and aerospace safety-critical software.
• Experience with CCSDS telemetry and telecommand systems, F' or cFS.
• Python or Rust experience and knowledge of analog and digital electronics.
• Familiarity with SPI, I2C, CAN, or EtherCAT.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with flexible PTO and 12 paid holidays.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance with FSA and employer-matched HSA options.
• 401(k) plan with a 6% immediately vested employer match.
• Relocation support for new hires when needed.
• Equity incentives, parental and family-building benefits, wellness reimbursement, daily lunch, and complimentary EV charging.