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Flight Software Engineer

Seattle💼 Full-time💰 $123,000–$123,000🗓 2026-08-10 → 2026-09-26

Core

Develop and verify mission-critical flight software for high-power satellites, controlling propulsion, attitude, and power systems.

Role type

Senior IC flight software engineer (embedded/real-time)

Builds

Flight software stack for 20kW+ spacecraft subsystems

Domain

Aerospace / Embedded Systems / Real-time Control

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Rust, C/C++, real-time embedded systems, state machines, microcontroller drivers, fault tolerance, software verification, Linux systems programming

Preferred skills

spacecraft flight software, no_std Rust, hardware-in-the-loop testing, control systems, software architecture design

Technologies

Rust, C, C++, Linux, RTOS, microcontrollers

Responsibilities

Create software architecture for real-time, fault tolerant control; Develop software applications for spacecraft subsystems; Design and implement state machines; Author drivers for microcontroller peripherals; Perform data analysis and anomaly investigation; Support integration and testing of subsystems

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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