Flight Embedded Software Engineer – Early Career

Polluxa, Inc.; Greenwood Village (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Polluxa, Inc. in Colorado seeks a software engineer to develop embedded flight software in C/C++ for spacecraft and to assist with software integration and testing in HITL, flat-sat, and lab environments.

You will collaborate with software, hardware, platform, and mission operations teams. Responsibilities include implementing interfaces, supporting on-orbit operations, and contributing to documentation and testing procedures; familiarity with RTOS and embedded Linux is helpful and a passion for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 0-5 years of experience in software or embedded systems development.
• Familiarity with C/C++ programming.
• Exposure to Linux development environments.
• Understand code and source repository management.
• Basic understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, UDP, sockets).
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Must be clearance eligible and able to maintain an active Secret Clearance or higher.
• Love space!
• Internship, academic, or personal project experience with embedded systems.
• Familiarity with embedded Linux or Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS).
• Experience with hardware/software integration or robotics projects.
• Exposure to Git, CI/CD pipelines, or automated testing.
• Familiarity with Python or scripting languages.
• Interest in spacecraft, aerospace, or safety-critical systems.
• Experience working in lab or system integration environments.
• Active Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support development of embedded flight software in C/C++ for spacecraft systems.
• Assist with software integration and testing in HITL, flat-sat, and lab environments.
• Help develop and maintain networking and communication interfaces between spacecraft subsystems and ground systems.
• Participate in unit, integration, and system-level testing activities.
• Support debugging of hardware/software integration issues.
• Assist with on-orbit operations support and anomaly investigations.
• Contribute to software documentation, interface definitions, and test procedures.
• Work with CI/CD pipelines, build systems, and release processes.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, platform, and mission operations teams.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Linux development

Git & source control

Networking basics (TCP/IP)

Troubleshooting

Python scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer/Electrical/Computer Engineering

Master's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Automated testing

Embedded Linux / RTOS

Job description

Polluxa, Inc. in Colorado seeks a software engineer to develop embedded flight software in C/C++ for spacecraft and to assist with software integration and testing in HITL, flat-sat, and lab environments.

You will collaborate with software, hardware, platform, and mission operations teams. Responsibilities include implementing interfaces, supporting on-orbit operations, and contributing to documentation and testing procedures; familiarity with RTOS and embedded Linux is helpful and a passion for