Flight Software Engineer - Spacecraft & Test Specialist

Dcubed GmbH; Johnstown (CO); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Dcubed is seeking a Flight Software & Test Engineer to design, test, implement, and evolve onboard flight software for payloads and spacecraft. You will define robust software architecture, ConOps, mission modes, and state machines, and ensure reliable interfaces to avionics, sensors, and actuators.

You will hands-on load, test, debug, and validate software in lab and integration settings, while collaborating with avionics and systems teams to deliver mission-ready software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's of Science in Software Engineering, Embedded Systems, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• Newly graduated with experience in flight software, embedded software, or spacecraft software.
• Experience developing software for space, aerospace, or other safety-critical systems.
• Experience working in small teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and own the flight software architecture for payloads and spacecraft.
• Define software concepts of operations (ConOps), mission modes and state machines.
• Implement flight software covering mission logic and mode handling, data acquisition/storage/downlink, and command handling with FDIR.
• Interfaces to avionics hardware, sensors, and actuators.
• Adapt and extend vendor-provided onboard computer software, reducing reliance on proprietary stacks.
• Define software interfaces and abstractions in close collaboration with avionics colleagues.
• Provide recommendations to systems engineering.
• Hands-on software loading, testing, debugging, and validation in the lab and during integration.
• Define software-related documentation, interfaces, and test procedures.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert for flight software activities within the avionics and missions teams.

Job description

Dcubed is seeking a Flight Software & Test Engineer to design, test, implement, and evolve onboard flight software for payloads and spacecraft. You will define robust software architecture, ConOps, mission modes, and state machines, and ensure reliable interfaces to avionics, sensors, and actuators.

You will hands-on load, test, debug, and validate software in lab and integration settings, while collaborating with avionics and systems teams to deliver mission-ready software.