Flight-Critical Embedded Software Engineer (Remote)

Leapspace; Broomfield (CO); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity Program

401(k) Retirement Planning

Professional development stipend

Flexible Time Off

Remote work hybrid model

Health benefits

Insurance coverage

Job summary

LEAP is hiring an Embedded Software Engineer to craft flight-critical firmware for launch vehicles and ground systems. You will translate system requirements into robust, testable code and collaborate with avionics, propulsion, and GNC teams while coordinating with contract partners.

Responsibilities include designing and testing embedded modules, integrating with hardware, writing documentation, and contributing to CI/CD practices to ensure reliable releases.

Qualifications

• BS degree in electrical engineering, computer science or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in embedded firmware or embedded systems development.
• Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems.
• Experience with microcontrollers, microprocessors and/or FPGAs.
• Familiarity with RTOS concepts or bare-metal development.
• Experience interfacing with hardware and reading schematics.
• Understanding of common embedded communication protocols (SPI, I2C, CAN, UART, Ethernet).
• Experience debugging embedded systems at the hardware/software boundary.
• Ability to learn new tools, systems, and domains as needed.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain embedded firmware for flight and ground systems; implement drivers and interfaces for sensors, actuators, and communication buses (SPI, I2C, CAN, UART, Ethernet).
• Contribute to flight software including state machines, control logic, and health monitoring systems.
• Support firmware integration with avionics hardware and vehicle subsystems while assisting with technical oversight and review of deliverables from contract software development teams.
• Debug hardware/software issues using lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers) and support system-level testing (bench, HIL, environmental, vehicle integration).
• Produce well-structured embedded firmware modules, driver implementations, and control logic for flight systems.
• Deliver design documentation, interface specifications, test procedures, verification reports, and debugging analyses.
• Contribute to system integration documentation and maintain records of firmware architecture, testing outcomes, and software revisions.
• Support improvements to development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and coding standards for reliable software releases.

Skills

Embedded firmware

C/C++

Microcontrollers/MCUs

RTOS / bare-metal

Hardware debugging

SPI I2C CAN UART Ethernet

Schematic reading

System integration

Learning new tools

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Job description

LEAP is hiring an Embedded Software Engineer to craft flight-critical firmware for launch vehicles and ground systems. You will translate system requirements into robust, testable code and collaborate with avionics, propulsion, and GNC teams while coordinating with contract partners.

Responsibilities include designing and testing embedded modules, integrating with hardware, writing documentation, and contributing to CI/CD practices to ensure reliable releases.