Embedded Flight Software Engineer

Matter Intelligence; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Matter Intelligence in El Segundo is looking for a Flight Software Engineer with solid software fundamentals and embedded systems experience. This role will focus on building flight software for sensing payload operations, collaborating with hardware and science teams to deliver reliable systems. Candidates should have skills in Python and C++ or Rust, experience in flight software development, and a strong understanding of multi-threading and memory management. This position plays a key role in advancing Matter's mission of turning data into critical intelligence.

Qualifications

• 2–6+ years of professional flight software, embedded software, or closely related systems experience.
• Strong instincts for testing, reproducibility, observability, and clean software interfaces.
• Judgment when using AI-assisted coding tools.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain flight software services for sensing payload operations.
• Collaborate closely with hardware, avionics, science, and data teams.
• Use simulation and hardware-in-the-loop testing to validate behavior.

Skills

Programming in Python

C++ or Rust

Embedded systems

Multi-threading

Memory management

Performance optimization

Low-level communication protocols

Fault-tolerant system design

Tools

CMake

Make

Embedded Linux

Job description

Matter Intelligence in El Segundo is looking for a Flight Software Engineer with solid software fundamentals and embedded systems experience. This role will focus on building flight software for sensing payload operations, collaborating with hardware and science teams to deliver reliable systems. Candidates should have skills in Python and C++ or Rust, experience in flight software development, and a strong understanding of multi-threading and memory management. This position plays a key role in advancing Matter's mission of turning data into critical intelligence.