Flight Software Engineer

Actalent; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Critical Illness

Accident

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

PTO

Vacation

Sick Leave

Job summary

Actalent in California seeks a seasoned embedded software engineer to design, develop, and test real-time C++ software for VxWorks-based space vehicles. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to implement CI/CD pipelines and ensure mission readiness through hardware-in-the-loop testing.

The role requires proficiency in C++, VxWorks 6.0+, and the ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance, with experience using Git and Agile practices.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in C++ for embedded systems.
• Experience with VxWorks 6.0 or greater.
• Ability to obtain U.S. Secret Security Clearance.
• Experience with Git and Agile practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test real-time embedded software in C++ for VxWorks-based space vehicles.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to implement CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure mission readiness through hardware-in-the-loop testing and verification.

Skills

C++

VxWorks

Real-time embedded

CI/CD pipelines

Agile

Git

Hardware-in-the-loop

Verification

Concurrency

Resource management

Satellite systems

Telemetry systems

U.S. Secret Clearance

Job description

Design, develop, and test real-time embedded software in C++ for VxWorks-based space vehicles. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to implement CI/CD pipelines and ensure mission readiness through rigorous hardware-in-the-loop testing.

Requirements:

Requires proficiency in C++ for embedded systems and hands-on experience with VxWorks 6.0 or greater. Candidates must be able to obtain a U.S. Secret Security Clearance and have experience with Git and Agile practices.

Key Skills:

C++, VxWorks, Real-time embedded systems, CI/CD pipelines, Agile methodologies, Git, Hardware-in-the-loop testing, Software verification and validation, Concurrency, Resource management, Satellite systems, Command and telemetry systems, U.S. Secret Security Clearance

Benefits:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Critical Illness
• Accident
• Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Vacation
• Sick Leave