Flight Software Engineer II — Real-Time Space Systems

Vardaspace; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Relocation assistance

Health, dental & vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Parental leave

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Flight Software Engineer II to determine spacecraft behavior and build reliable software for orbit operations. You will own design, testing, and integration across bare metal, RTOS, or Linux environments.

The role requires 3+ years in safety-critical software, C++ expertise, and experience with embedded systems. On-site work with potential stock options and a competitive salary range is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering or equivalent technical experience in safety critical software.
• 3+ years of experience in the development of spacecraft or similar safety critical software.
• Experience with development in C++, along with a strong understanding of the language concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop reliable flight software that determine how the spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule operate throughout the entire mission.
• Write quality structured bare metal, RTOS, or Linux based software for embedded processors in C++.
• Own all aspects of software development, from design, testing, and integration.
• Scope projects including requirements capture and initial design trades given open-ended problems.
• Ensure system quality and performance through software test, verification, and validation (V&V) technique.
• Teamwork, communicate and problem solve in a collaborative environment.

Skills

C++

RTOS

Embedded software

Linux

Teamwork

Communication

Safety-critical software

Python

Rust

CCSDS telemetry

Telecommand systems

F' / cFS

SPI

I2C

CAN

EtherCAT

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering or equivalent technical experience in safety critical software

Tools

C++

RTOS

Linux

F' / cFS

Python

Rust

CCSDS telemetry/telecommand

SPI

I2C

CAN

EtherCAT

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Flight Software Engineer II to determine spacecraft behavior and build reliable software for orbit operations. You will own design, testing, and integration across bare metal, RTOS, or Linux environments.

The role requires 3+ years in safety-critical software, C++ expertise, and experience with embedded systems. On-site work with potential stock options and a competitive salary range is offered.