Flight Software Engineer

General Galactic; Los Angeles (CA); Presencial; USD 140.000 - 220.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Stock options

Medical, vision, dental

401k

Paid time off

Descripción de la vacante

General Galactic in Los Angeles designs, builds, and flies advanced spacecraft. As a Flight Software Engineer, you will own major portions of flight software, work with a focused technical team, and contribute to missions planned for 2026 and 2027.

You will develop, test, and deploy software for real-time systems, collaborate with propulsion and avionics, and help create the software framework and vehicle simulations that underpin our next generation of space missions.

Formación

• BS in computer science, computer engineering, aerospace engineering, or similar degree
• 2+ years of software development experience
• Experience developing and debugging high-performance multi-threaded software for micro-service style architectures
• Understanding of basic network protocols (TCP, UDP, ICMP)
• Experience working with and maintaining build systems (cmake, bazel)
• Demonstrated experience developing in a Linux environment with C/C++, Python
• Experience in a fast-paced startup environment or similar
• First-principles approach to problem solving even with incomplete or partial information

Responsabilidades

• Architect and trade solutions for core flight software services such as command and telemetry
• Mission and fault management, autonomy
• Closed-loop control of vehicle attitude, and propulsion systems
• Contribute to the development of General Galactic's real-time software framework
• Implement communication protocols for space to ground network systems
• Collaborate with propulsion and avionics engineers to support full product development lifecycles (bring up, validation, and test)
• Create and maintain clear and concise software documentation
• Collaborate with GNC engineers to integrate vehicle control algorithms
• Support troubleshooting of on-orbit assets and hardware-in-the-loop systems
• Design vehicle simulation frameworks to support trades on mission profiles and ConOps

Conocimientos

C/C++

Python

Linux

Multi-threaded software

Problem solving

Educación

BS in computer science / engineering / aerospace

Herramientas

CMake

Bazel

Build systems

Descripción del empleo

General Galactic designs, builds, and flies advanced spacecraft that redefine what's possible beyond Earth. Led by former SpaceX, Varda, Impulse, and Relativity engineers, our vision is to dominate cislunar space and build the railway to Mars - expanding access to high-energy orbits and enabling the next generation of missions along the way. Based in Los Angeles, California, we're leveraging our paradigm-shifting water-based technology to reshape the space domain for good.

Job Description

As a Flight Software Engineer, you will work closely with a focused technical team to develop critical software for our product fleet, including missions flying in 2026 and 2027. You'll have extreme ownership over your work, move quickly, and operate with high agency. As we grow, there will be opportunities to expand your role with the company. You will contribute to all, and own many, aspects of flight software development, testing, qualification, and deployment for General Galactic missions and vehicles.

Responsibilities may include:

• Architect and trade solutions for core flight software services such as:
• command and telemetry
• mission and fault management, autonomy
• closed-loop control of vehicle attitude, and propulsion systems
• Contribute to the development of General Galactic's real-time software framework
• Implement communication protocols for space to ground network systems
• Collaborate with propulsion and avionics engineers to support full product development lifecycles (bring up, validation, and test)
• Create and maintain clear and concise software documentation
• Collaborate with GNC engineers to integrate vehicle control algorithms
• Support troubleshooting of on-orbit assets and hardware-in-the-loop systems
• Design vehicle simulation frameworks to support trades on mission profiles and ConOps

Requirements

Successful applicants should have most of the following:

• BS in computer science, computer engineering, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or similar degree
• 2+ years of experience in development of software, with preference for aerospace applications
• Experience developing and debugging high-performance multi-threaded software for micro-service style architectures
• Understanding of basic network protocols (TCP, UDP, ICMP)
• Experience working with and maintaining build systems (cmake, bazel)
• Demonstrated experience developing in a Linux environment with C/C++, Python
• Experience in a fast-paced startup environment or similar
• First-principles approach to problem solving even with incomplete or partial information

The expected base salary range for this position is $140,000-$220,000. This range reflects our good-faith estimate of what we reasonably expect to pay for this role at the time of posting. Actual compensation will depend on factors such as level, relevant experience, skills, and qualifications.

Benefits include medical/vision/dental/PTO/401k/stock options, and more!

This position requires access to information protected under US export control laws, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and/or the Export Administration Regulations. As such, US person status (including US citizens, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted U.S. asylum status, or individuals admitted in U.S. refugee status) is a required qualification for this position.

General Galactic Technologies Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.