Sr Flight Software Engineer

Xdlinx Labs; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Xdlinx Labs in Hyderabad is seeking an embedded software engineer to join a multidisciplinary team focused on flight software for aerospace systems. You will contribute to the complete lifecycle from requirements to verification, supporting mission-critical subsystems and embedded platforms.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of hands-on experience in embedded/flight software, strong C/C++ skills, and proficiency in Python for testing and tooling.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 3–5 years of experience in embedded/flight software development, preferably in aerospace, satellite, defense, automotive, robotics, or other mission-/safety-critical domains.
• Strong hands-on programming experience in C and C++, including data structures, algorithms, memory management, concurrency, and embedded programming.
• Proficiency in Python for test automation, simulation, tooling, and data analysis.
• Experience developing software for RTOS-based flight computers and/or embedded Linux.
• Experience with spacecraft/embedded subsystems such as OBC, ADCS, EPS, TT&C, payloads, and communication systems.
• Knowledge of telemetry/telecommand, packetization, spacecraft modes, FDIR, fault management, and command/telemetry handling.
• Experience translating system/subsystem requirements into software requirements, architecture, design, implementation, and verification.
• Experience with requirements gathering, decomposition, traceability, and verification.
• Experience developing and executing unit, integration, functional, regression, and system-level tests.
• Experience with SIL/HIL testing, simulation, hardware/software integration, and automated test frameworks.
• Familiarity with DO-178C, ECSS, NASA software engineering/software assurance, or equivalent mission-/safety-critical standards.
• Experience with embedded communication protocols such as CAN, UART, SPI, IC, Ethernet, SpaceWire, or CCSDS is desirable.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD, static analysis, debugging, and automated build/test environments.
• Experience with on-orbit software operations, bootloaders, software updates, firmware management, or spacecraft commissioning is highly desirable.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills, including analysis of logs, telemetry, test results, timing issues, memory faults, and hardware/software interfaces.
• Ability to work across the complete flight-software lifecycle from requirements through design, implementation, verification, deployment, and operational support.

Skills

C/C++ programming

RTOS flight software

Embedded Linux

Python testing

Embedded communications

Git CI/CD

Debugging & logs

Education

Bachelors or Masters in CS/EE

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Debugging tools

Job description

• Bachelors or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 3–5 years of experience in embedded/flight software development, preferably in aerospace, satellite, defense, automotive, robotics, or other mission-/safety-critical domains.
• Strong hands-on programming experience in C and C++, including data structures, algorithms, memory management, concurrency, and embedded programming.
• Proficiency in Python for test automation, simulation, tooling, and data analysis.
• Experience developing software for RTOS-based flight computers and/or embedded Linux.
• Experience with spacecraft/embedded subsystems such as OBC, ADCS, EPS, TT&C, payloads, and communication systems.
• Knowledge of telemetry/telecommand, packetization, spacecraft modes, FDIR, fault management, and command/telemetry handling.
• Experience translating system/subsystem requirements into software requirements, architecture, design, implementation, and verification.
• Experience with requirements gathering, decomposition, traceability, and verification.
• Experience developing and executing unit, integration, functional, regression, and system-level tests.
• Experience with SIL/HIL testing, simulation, hardware/software integration, and automated test frameworks.
• Familiarity with DO-178C, ECSS, NASA software engineering/software assurance, or equivalent mission-/safety-critical standards.
• Experience with embedded communication protocols such as CAN, UART, SPI, IC, Ethernet, SpaceWire, or CCSDS is desirable.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD, static analysis, debugging, and automated build/test environments.
• Experience with on-orbit software operations, bootloaders, software updates, firmware management, or spacecraft commissioning is highly desirable.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills, including analysis of logs, telemetry, test results, timing issues, memory faults, and hardware/software interfaces.
• Ability to work across the complete flight-software lifecycle from requirements through design, implementation, verification, deployment, and operational support.