Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer (C++)

Location: On-site in El Segundo, California, United States

Salary: $131,000–$184,000 per year, 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 governing spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule operation throughout the mission.
• Write structured bare-metal, RTOS, and Linux-based software for embedded processors in C++.
• Own software design, testing, integration, verification, and validation.
• Capture requirements and perform initial design trades for open-ended spacecraft problems.
• Support flight software development through testing and flight operations.
• Collaborate with the team to communicate, troubleshoot, and solve technical problems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering, or equivalent technical experience in safety-critical software.
• 3+ years of experience developing spacecraft or similar safety-critical software.
• Strong C++ development experience and understanding of core language concepts.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States and qualify as a U.S. person for access to export-controlled technology.
• Experience with software testing, verification, and validation.

Nice to have

• End-to-end experience building and launching a spacecraft.
• Experience developing and testing real-time embedded systems or aerospace safety-critical software.
• Experience with CCSDS telemetry and telecommand systems, F' or cFS.
• Experience with Python or Rust.
• Knowledge of analog and digital electronics, 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.
• Parental leave, family-building benefits, wellness reimbursement, and sponsored One Medical memberships.
• 401(k) plan with a 6% immediately vested employer match and equity incentives.
• Relocation support may be available for new hires.
• Daily lunch, twice-weekly dinner, team events, EV charging, and other workplace perks.