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Senior Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer

225 S Aviation💼 Full-time💰 $169,067–$169,067🗓 2026-09-18 → 2026-09-26

Core

Develop reliable flight software to determine spacecraft behavior and operations in orbit for W-Series vehicles, including satellite buses and reentry capsules.

Role type

Senior IC embedded systems engineer (spacecraft flight software)

Builds

Flight software for spacecraft, satellite buses, and reentry capsules

Domain

Aerospace / Space Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

C++, embedded systems, RTOS, Linux, bare metal programming, software design, testing, integration, V&V, requirements capture

Preferred skills

End-to-end spacecraft build/launch experience, real-time embedded systems, safety-critical software, CCSDS telemetry/telecommand, F' or cFS framework, Python, Rust, analog/digital electronics, SPI, I2C, CAN, EtherCAT

Technologies

C++, RTOS, Linux, F', cFS, Python, Rust

Responsibilities

Develop reliable flight software for spacecraft and reentry capsules; Write quality structured bare metal, RTOS, or Linux based software for embedded processors; Own all aspects of software development from design to integration; Scope projects including requirements capture and initial design trades; Ensure system quality and performance through software test, verification, and validation (V&V)

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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