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Recent Graduate - Software Engineer I

Greater Denver Area💼 Full-time💰 $80,000–$80,000🗓 2026-08-31 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, develop, integrate, test, and operate spacecraft software including flight, embedded, real-time, autonomy, simulation, and ground systems for dual-use robotic space vehicles.

Role type

Junior IC software engineer (spacecraft/embedded systems)

Builds

Flight software, embedded systems, autonomy algorithms, simulation environments, and ground support tools for robotic spacecraft.

Domain

Aerospace, space operations, embedded systems, real-time computing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

data structures and algorithms, computer architecture, operating systems, embedded/real-time software, networking, software design, controls/autonomy software, unit testing, integration testing, hardware-in-the-loop testing, technical documentation

Preferred skills

spacecraft software, aerospace/robotics experience, C/C++, Python, Linux, mission operations, high-reliability software development

Technologies

C/C++, Python, Linux, hardware-in-the-loop systems, simulators, telemetry systems

Responsibilities

Contribute to design, development, integration, test, and operation of spacecraft software; own well-scoped software engineering problems from requirements through deployment; work hands-on with flight/embedded software and real spacecraft interfaces; participate in design reviews, simulation campaigns, and anomaly investigations; collaborate with GNC, electrical, mechanical, and propulsion teams; document requirements, architecture, and technical decisions.

Seniority

Junior, supervised IC

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