Autonomous Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer

Remote; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Remote seeks an enthusiastic software engineer to develop and test spacecraft flight software in a hands-on role. You will contribute across requirements, design, coding, and verification, including HIL/FlatSat environments and simulation tools.

Expect a dynamic, small-team setting with opportunities to contribute to mission concepts and proposal work. You should bring strong C/C++ skills, aerospace experience, and familiarity with cFS or CCSDS standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM or related field required.
• 3+ years with a Bachelor's, or 1 year with a Master's in aerospace.
• Proven experience with aerospace hardware/software lifecycle.
• Strong C/C++ proficiency and real-time software skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and test satellite flight software across lifecycle stages.
• Contribute to requirements definition through operations.
• Work on hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and FlatSat environments.
• Support mission concept modeling, simulations, and proposals.
• Collaborate with team leads on integration and testing.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded software development

RTOS experience

Spacecraft command & telemetry

Fault management

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Tech, Eng, Math)

Tools

HIL

FlatSat

NASA Core Flight System (cFS)

CCSDS protocols

Job description

Remote seeks an enthusiastic software engineer to develop and test spacecraft flight software in a hands-on role. You will contribute across requirements, design, coding, and verification, including HIL/FlatSat environments and simulation tools.

Expect a dynamic, small-team setting with opportunities to contribute to mission concepts and proposal work. You should bring strong C/C++ skills, aerospace experience, and familiarity with cFS or CCSDS standards.