Flight Software Engineer

Lumira Search; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lumira Search is seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer to develop and maintain spacecraft flight software architectures and design embedded software components for flight hardware and flatsats. You will collaborate with systems and hardware teams, implement robust software using C/C++, Python, and embedded Linux, and support integration, testing, and verification across flight platforms and labs.

Required 5–10 years of experience in spacecraft flight software or embedded systems, with strong

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in spacecraft flight software or embedded systems.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++, Python, and embedded Linux.
• Experience with aerospace software frameworks and hardware communication protocols.
• Ability to support integration and testing on flatsats and flight hardware.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain spacecraft flight software architectures.
• Design embedded software components.
• Support integration and testing on flatsats and flight hardware.
• Collaborate with hardware and systems teams to ensure reliability and safety.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Embedded Linux

Spacecraft Integration

Testing

Automated Testing

Fail-Safe Recovery

Tools

FPrime

cFS

CI/CD Pipelines

Bootloader Functionality

Memory Architecture

Hardware Communication Protocols

FPGA Interfacing

Cleanroom Environments

Job description

The Senior Flight Software Engineer will develop and maintain spacecraft flight software architectures and design embedded software components. They will also support integration and testing activities on flatsats and flight hardware.

Requirements

Candidates should have 5-10 years of experience in spacecraft flight software or embedded systems, with strong proficiency in C/C++, Python, and embedded Linux. Experience with aerospace software frameworks and hardware communication protocols is also required.

Key Skills

• C/C++
• Python
• Embedded Linux
• FPrime
• cFS
• Hardware Communication Protocols
• FPGA Interfacing
• Embedded Hardware
• Spacecraft Integration
• Testing
• Cleanroom Environments
• Memory Architecture
• Bootloader Functionality
• Fail-Safe Recovery
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Automated Testing