Firmware Engineer (C++) - Spacecraft Embedded, Onsite El Segundo, Equity

Varda Space Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Relocation support

Health insurance

Job summary

Varda Space Industries is seeking a Firmware Engineer for the Flight Software team to determine how our spacecraft behaves and to build reliable software for orbital operations. The role includes requirements capture, testing, and flight operational support.

You will write C++ for embedded processors, own software design, testing and integration, and contribute to safety-critical software in a fast-paced, on-site El Segundo environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering or equivalent technical experience in safety critical software.
• 3+ years of experience in the development of spacecraft or similar safety critical software.
• Experience developing and testing real-time embedded hardware / software systems.
• Experience with C++, along with a strong understanding of language concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop reliable firmware to control how the spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule operate through the entire mission.
• Own all aspects of software development, from design, testing, and integration.
• Scope projects including requirements capture and initial design trades given open-ended problems.
• Write quality structured bare metal, RTOS, or Linux based software for embedded processors in C++.
• Build highly reliable and available software systems.
• Ensure system quality and performance through software test, verification, and validation (V&V) techniques.

Skills

C++

Real-time embedded systems

Spacecraft software

Safety critical software

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering

Tools

RTOS

Linux

Job description

Varda Space Industries is seeking a Firmware Engineer for the Flight Software team to determine how our spacecraft behaves and to build reliable software for orbital operations. The role includes requirements capture, testing, and flight operational support.

You will write C++ for embedded processors, own software design, testing and integration, and contribute to safety-critical software in a fast-paced, on-site El Segundo environment.