Embedded Spacecraft Software Engineer — Onsite Phoenix

Moog; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Moog is seeking a Software Engineer in Phoenix, AZ to join an embedded avionics team delivering real-time software for SBCs and VxWorks-based platforms.

You'll develop C/C++ code, board bring-up, and low-level drivers, work with serial interfaces, SPI/I2C/UART, and MIL-STD-1553 as applicable, and collaborate across HW/SW with a focus on test and documentation. Onsite in Phoenix with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional embedded software development experience (aerospace/defense preferred).
• Proficiency in C/C++ for real-time/embedded systems.
• Experience with RTOS development and debugging.
• BSP/device-driver experience.
• Working knowledge of serial communications (SPI/I2C/UART) and debugging at the protocol level.
• Experience with software troubleshooting and root-cause analysis across HW/SW interfaces.
• Familiarity with the end-to-end software development process: requirements, design, implementation, peer review, unit testing, regression testing, configuration management, and release.
• Experience using version control (Git/Perforce preferred) and issue tracking (e.g., Jira).
• Ability to produce clear technical documentation (user guides, design notes) and communicate effectively in peer-to-peer engineering settings.
• U.S. person (due to export controlled work).

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded avionics software: implement and maintain C/C++ software on SBCs and RTOS (VxWorks 6/7).
• Board bring-up & low-level drivers: support SBC bring-up and develop/debug software drivers for interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART), Ethernet, LVDS, SpaceWire, MIL-STD-1553 as applicable.
• Collaborate with electrical, systems, and test teams to integrate software with custom I/O and peripherals; troubleshoot HW/SW issues.
• Derive test requirements, create unit and regression tests, support integration testing, and debug using logs and telemetry.

Skills

C/C++

RTOS development

BSP/Device drivers

Serial communications

Debugging

Git/Perforce

Jira

Documentation

Tools

Wind River Workbench

SpaceWire

MIL-STD-1553

Job description

Moog is seeking a Software Engineer in Phoenix, AZ to join an embedded avionics team delivering real-time software for SBCs and VxWorks-based platforms.

You'll develop C/C++ code, board bring-up, and low-level drivers, work with serial interfaces, SPI/I2C/UART, and MIL-STD-1553 as applicable, and collaborate across HW/SW with a focus on test and documentation. Onsite in Phoenix with competitive compensation.