Flight Software Engineer I (New Grad)

Location: Onsite near Denver, Colorado, or Long Beach, California

Base salary: $75,000 in Denver or $80,000 in Long Beach.

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors for U.S. and allied space operations.

What you will do

• Support the design, development, integration, and testing of flight software for spacecraft computers.
• Integrate GNC algorithms with flight software and collaborate with the ground C2 software team.
• Define and maintain command and telemetry databases for ground, on-orbit testing, and missions.
• Develop spacecraft command scripting and sequencing capabilities.
• Design and implement satellite subsystem model simulators for HITL and SITL environments.
• Build reusable device drivers, hardware interfaces, and communications protocol libraries.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field.
• 0–2 years of experience with low-level firmware architecture, design, and development.
• Experience with low-level device drivers and safety-critical systems.
• Experience with embedded RTOS platforms such as RTLinux or Azure RTOS.
• Familiarity with Ethernet, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS422, RS485, UDP, and TCP/IP.
• Proficiency in C, C++, Rust, and Zig.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or experience developing or producing flight software for space applications.
• Ability to maintain or obtain TS/SCI clearance.
• Experience with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery.
• Familiarity with embedded Linux, microcontrollers, application processors, and embedded development tools.
• Experience with robotics, automation, motor control, sensor fusion, instrumentation, oscilloscopes, or protocol analyzers.

Culture & Benefits

• Three-month temporary employment engagement with potential conversion to regular employment based on performance and business need.
• Work spans spacecraft design, analysis, manufacturing, testing, and flight.
• Fast-paced environment focused on innovation and ambitious space capabilities.
• U.S. export-control eligibility is required: candidates must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, protected individuals, or eligible to obtain the required authorizations.