Flight Software Engineer — Real-Time Spacecraft Autonomy

Gengalactic; El Segundo, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical vision dental PTO

401k

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Job summary

General Galactic Technologies Corporation is seeking a Flight Software Engineer to join a focused technical team building software for our product fleet, including missions planned for 2026 and 2027. You will own substantial portions of flight software development, testing, qualification, and deployment across multiple vehicles.

You’ll collaborate with propulsion, avionics, and GNC engineers, design real-time frameworks, implement space-to-ground protocols, and create simulation tools to

Qualifications

• BS in computer science, computer engineering, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, or similar degree.
• 2+ years software development experience, preference for aerospace applications.
• Experience with high-performance multi-threaded software in micro-service architectures.
• Understanding of TCP/UDP/ICMP networks.
• Experience with build systems such as CMake and Bazel.

Responsibilities

• Architect and trade flight software for core services (command/telemetry, mission and fault management, autonomy).
• Develop real-time software framework and protocols for space-to-ground networks.
• Collaborate with propulsion and avionics engineers across full lifecycle (bring up, validation, and test).
• Create and maintain clear software documentation.
• Collaborate with GNC engineers to integrate vehicle control algorithms and support troubleshooting of on-orbit assets and hardware-in-the-loop systems.
• Design vehicle simulation frameworks to evaluate mission profiles and ConOps.

Skills

Software development

C/C++

Python

Linux

Multi-threaded

Education

BS in CS/CE

Related engineering degree

Tools

CMake

Bazel

Linux build

Job description

General Galactic Technologies Corporation is seeking a Flight Software Engineer to join a focused technical team building software for our product fleet, including missions planned for 2026 and 2027. You will own substantial portions of flight software development, testing, qualification, and deployment across multiple vehicles.

You’ll collaborate with propulsion, avionics, and GNC engineers, design real-time frameworks, implement space-to-ground protocols, and create simulation tools to