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Sr. SDE - Embedded, Flight Software

Redmond, Washington, United States💼 Full-time💰 $168,100–$227,400🗓 2026-08-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Develop and architect flight software for a low Earth orbit satellite constellation, managing critical functions like power, hardware interfaces, and autonomous control.

Role type

Senior Staff Software Engineer (Embedded/Flight Software)

Builds

Flight software for satellite constellation

Domain

Aerospace / Embedded Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

C, C++, Rust, real-time operating systems, device drivers, I2C, SPI, RS-422, RS-485, Ethernet, system architecture, design patterns, reliability engineering, mentoring

Preferred skills

Full software development life cycle, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, operations

Technologies

C, C++, Rust, real-time operating systems

Responsibilities

Develop embedded software in real-time environments, architect and implement flight software, write device drivers and system applications, support board bring-up and integration testing with hardware teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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