CareerPlan

Senior Flight Software Engineer

Louisville, ColoradoFull-time$146k2026-07-14 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid · United States

Core

Design, develop, and maintain flight software for a growing commercial synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellation and quantum-secured space network.

Role type

Senior embedded flight software engineer

Builds

Flight code for satellite constellations and free-space optical communications systems

Domain

Aerospace / Satellite Systems / Quantum Computing

Required skills

Real-time embedded systems, Bare-metal or RTOS development, Embedded Linux, C/C++, Python, Microcontroller programming, FPGA collaboration, Lab equipment usage

Preferred skills

Systems architecture, Software configuration management, Cross-training

Technologies

C, C++, Python, Embedded Linux, Xilinx Zynq SoCs, RTOS, FPGA

Responsibilities

Design and maintain flight software for satellite constellations, Collaborate with EE and FPGA engineers on hardware-software integration, Lead code reviews and mentor teammates, Write and maintain unit and integration tests, Troubleshoot software issues in live on-orbit operations, Participate in the full software development life cycle

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC