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Software Engineer - Simulation & Flight Systems

Hawthorne, CA💼 Full-time💰 $1–$1🗓 2026-08-21 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, develop, and own critical software for simulation and flight systems to validate next-generation aerospace technologies and enable human exploration.

Role type

Senior IC software engineer (simulation & flight systems)

Builds

High-throughput distributed systems, real-time flight data streaming modules, and high-fidelity simulation platforms for rockets and vehicles.

Domain

Aerospace / Spaceflight / Embedded Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Systems programming (C++, Rust, or Go), real-time data processing, data serialization (JSON, YAML, XML, Protobuf), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), relational databases (SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle), debugging, performance optimization, unit testing

Preferred skills

Software design, Python, Java, or C#, data throughput analysis, creative problem-solving

Technologies

C++, Rust, Go, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, JSON, YAML, XML, Protobuf, Python, Java, C#

Responsibilities

Develop high-performance modules for real-time flight systems data streaming; Create and maintain high-fidelity simulation and flight software; Contribute to test automation processes and CI/CD infrastructure; Rapidly develop prototypes to prove design concepts and quantify constraints; Improve reliability, performance, and scalability of simulation platforms; Partner with engineers to design and deliver new features

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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