Flight Software Engineer (C++) for Spacecraft RTOS & Embedded

Vardaspace; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Stock options

Relocation Assistance

Job summary

Varda Space Industries is seeking a hardware-focused software engineer to develop reliable flight software for spacecraft systems, including the satellite bus and reentry capsule. You will work with bare metal, RTOS, or Linux environments in C++, owning design, testing, and integration.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years in safety-critical aerospace software, strong C++ skills, and experience with embedded systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a technical field relevant to safety-critical software.
• 3+ years of experience developing spacecraft or similar safety-critical software.
• Experience with C++ and embedded software in aerospace contexts.

Responsibilities

• Develop reliable flight software to control spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule.
• Write structured bare metal, RTOS, or Linux-based software for embedded processors in C++.
• Own all aspects of software development from design to validation and integration.
• Scope projects with requirements capture and initial design trades.
• Ensure system quality and performance via software test, verification, and validation.

Skills

C++

Embedded RTOS/Linux

Safety-critical software

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering or equivalent

Tools

CCSDS telemetry/telecommand

F' or cFS framework

Python

Rust

Job description

Varda Space Industries is seeking a hardware-focused software engineer to develop reliable flight software for spacecraft systems, including the satellite bus and reentry capsule. You will work with bare metal, RTOS, or Linux environments in C++, owning design, testing, and integration.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years in safety-critical aerospace software, strong C++ skills, and experience with embedded systems.