Flight Software Engineer - On-Orbit Systems, High-Impact

Cerebras

Arvada (CO)

On-site

USD 100,000 - 180,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision
FSA/HSA
Life/AD&D/Disability
Paid time off
401(k) + equity
Lunch and snacks
Parental leave
Relocation assistance

Job summary

Loft Federal is seeking a Flight Software Engineer to join our on-orbit software team. You will connect spacecraft hardware to the platform, enabling successful missions and powerful automation.

You will own software design, review code, and contribute to tests and CI pipelines while coordinating with downstream teams and potentially operating parts of our satellite fleet. A leadership background is a plus.

Qualifications

  • US citizen with TS clearance and SCI eligibility.
  • 3+ years of software engineering experience with C/C++ (C++11+) and Python.
  • Proficiency with Git and collaborative development workflows.
  • Experience with CI tools (GitLab-CI, Jenkins or similar).
  • Knowledge of build systems (Make, CMake).
  • Understanding of distributed architecture.
  • Familiarity with UDP/TCP/IP networking and POSIX.
  • Experience developing multi-threaded applications.
  • Previous team leader or manager role.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and refine software with high ownership for robust, reliable features.
  • Review code and enforce development processes and standards.
  • Design and implement unit and integration tests.
  • Use version control to manage feature branches and releases.
  • Contribute to onboard software architecture through design proposals.
  • Review and improve software development processes and standards.
  • Coordinate with downstream teams on releases.
  • Occasionally operate our on-orbit satellite fleet in addition to onboard software duties.

Skills

C/C++ (C++11+)
Python
Git
CI tools
Build systems
Distributed systems
Networking
Multithreading
Leadership

Tools

GitLab-CI
Jenkins
Make
CMake

Job description

Loft Federal is seeking a Flight Software Engineer to join our on-orbit software team. You will connect spacecraft hardware to the platform, enabling successful missions and powerful automation.

You will own software design, review code, and contribute to tests and CI pipelines while coordinating with downstream teams and potentially operating parts of our satellite fleet. A leadership background is a plus.

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