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Senior Embedded Flight Software Engineer

Houston💼 Full-time🗓 2026-04-16 → 2026-07-31

Core

Designing, developing, and maintaining firmware and flight software for spacecraft subsystems and avionics to support human spaceflight missions.

Role type

Senior Embedded Flight Software Engineer

Builds

Firmware and flight software for spacecraft and advanced aerospace systems

Domain

Aerospace / Embedded Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

C, C++, RTOS, bare-metal programming, embedded drivers, hardware bring-up, debugging tools (JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers), version control (Git), build systems, continuous integration, real-time constraints, deterministic execution

Preferred skills

VxWorks, Linux environments

Technologies

RTOS, UART, SPI, I2C, USB, Ethernet, VxWorks, Linux, Git

Responsibilities

Develop, integrate, and maintain firmware and flight software; Implement features and algorithms supporting flight hardware; Design and develop communication interfaces; Collaborate with hardware engineers to bring up new boards and develop drivers; Participate in software architecture design, code reviews, and continuous integration; Develop unit tests, hardware-in-the-loop tests, and simulation-based verification; Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to performance, memory, timing, and reliability in resource-constrained environments

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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