Embedded Software Engineer

Fruition Group US; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package

Medical, dental, vision

Flexible vacation

Family leave

Job summary

Fruition Group US in Los Angeles is seeking an experienced Embedded Flight Software Engineer to bridge low-level hardware and high-level FSW logic. You will ensure reliable boot, safe recovery, and deterministic space communication.

You will develop drivers for MCUs and FPGAs, design bootloaders, and manage memory across nonvolatile storage while ensuring data integrity across reboots. A DoD Top Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of embedded software experience with low-level drivers or bootloaders.
• Experience with C/C++ in embedded systems and RTOS or embedded Linux.
• Familiarity with hardware interfaces (SPI, I2C, CAN, UART) and boot architecture.
• Experience with bootloaders, memory management, and device drivers.
• Experience with version control and automated testing/CI workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop low-level C/C++ drivers and hardware interfaces for microcontrollers, FPGAs, and buses.
• Design stage-1 and stage-2 bootloaders and fail-safe recovery modes.
• Architect memory management across NOR/NAND Flash, SRAM, and EEPROM.
• Configure bus interfaces between compute units, peripherals, and payloads.
• Implement telemetry, time sync, and task scheduling in RTOS or embedded OS.
• Support HIL testing on flatsats and use diagnostic tools.
• Contribute to CI/CD workflows and flight-unit test campaigns.
• Provide technical guidance on FSW architecture to engineers.

Skills

Embedded software

C/C++

Bootloaders

Drivers

RTOS

Embedded Linux

Git

CI/CD

FPGA interfaces

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in CS or aerospace engineering

Tools

Git

FPGA tooling

FPGA emulator tools

Job description

Embedded Flight Software Engineer | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 - $200,000 + Equity

If you enjoy working where software meets hardware, with bootloaders, drivers, and FPGA interfaces on real flight units, this one's for you.

I'm partnering with a Los Angeles spacecraft company that delivers custom satellites at industry-leading speed. They need an experienced Embedded Flight Software Engineer to bridge the gap between low-level hardware and high-level FSW logic, making sure spacecraft boot reliably, recover safely, and communicate deterministically in space.

What you'll be doing

• Developing low-level C/C++ drivers, BSPs, and hardware interfaces for microcontrollers, FPGAs, and standard comms buses
• Designing stage-1 and stage-2 bootloaders, partition swapping logic, and fail-safe recovery modes
• Architecting memory management across NOR/NAND Flash, SRAM, and EEPROM to protect data integrity across reboots
• Configuring bus interfaces (SPI, I2C, CAN, UART, SpaceWire, PCIe) between compute units, peripherals, and payloads
• Implementing telemetry collection, time synchronization, and task scheduling in RTOS or embedded OS environments
• Running HIL testing and debugging on flatsats with logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and FPGA emulator tools
• Contributing to CI/CD workflows and test campaigns on testbeds and flight units
• Providing technical guidance on FSW architecture to fellow engineers

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in computer science, aerospace engineering, or a similar field
• 5+ years of embedded software experience, including low-level drivers, hardware integration, or bootloaders
• Strong C and C++, plus embedded Linux and RTOS experience
• Hands-on BSP, device driver, and boot system development
• Experience with FPGAs, custom hardware interfaces, and low-level protocols (SPI, I2C, CAN, UART)
• Familiarity with Git and automated testing/CI
• Nice to have: custom FPGA drivers, bootloader design, Flash file systems, image verification and recovery, and clean room/ESD experience
• Must hold, or be eligible to obtain, a US DoD Top Secret clearance

What's on offer

• $150,000 - $200,000 base salary, depending on experience
• Equity package
• Comprehensive benefits, including paid medical, dental, vision, flexible vacation, and family leave

This is a full-time, on-site role at the Los Angeles facility (not remote or hybrid). It's a US-based role, and relocation assistance is available for the right person.