CareerPlan

Senior Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer

225 S AviationFull-time$169k–$216k2026-11-05 → 2026-11-10
On-siteU.S. persons only (export control)

Core

Designing and building reliable flight software to determine how spacecraft, satellite buses, and reentry capsules operate in orbit.

Role type

Senior IC spacecraft flight software engineer

Builds

Flight software for spacecraft, satellite buses, and reentry capsules

Domain

Aerospace / Spaceflight

Required skills

C++, embedded systems, safety-critical software, requirements capture, system design, software testing, verification and validation (V&V)

Preferred skills

End-to-end spacecraft development, real-time embedded systems, 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