Junior Flight Software Engineer: Spacecraft Autonomy

True Anomaly; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

True Anomaly is seeking a Flight Software Engineer to contribute across design, analysis, manufacturing, test, and flight phases of our spacecraft programs in an on-site role in Long Beach, CA. The position targets early-career engineers (0–2 years) with C/C++, Rust, Zig skills, RTOS experience, and familiarity with space-grade communications protocols, ready to grow within a fast-paced, innovative team.

You will work closely with hardware and software teams to deliver reliable flight software

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field.
• 0 to 2 years of experience with low-level firmware architecture, design, and development.
• Experience with embedded RTOS such as RTLinux or Azure RTOS.
• Familiarity with Ethernet, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS422, RS485, etc.
• Familiarity with UDP, TCP/IP.
• Proficiency in C/C++, Rust, and Zig.
• Master’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Assist design, development, integration, and test for flight computers.
• Integrate GNC algorithms with flight software.
• Define and maintain CDTB for ground and on-orbit test.
• Collaborate with the ground C2 software team.
• Assist scripting and sequencing of the spacecraft.
• Develop satellite subsystem simulators in HITL/SITL.
• Develop drivers interfaces and communications libraries for flight hardware.

Skills

Low-level firmware

Device drivers

RTOS

Ethernet

SPI

I2C

CAN

RS422

RS485

UDP

TCP/IP

C/C++

Rust

Zig

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE or related field

Master's degree in CS/EE

Tools

Embedded Linux

Version control

CI/CD

Debuggers & IDEs

Job description

True Anomaly is seeking a Flight Software Engineer to contribute across design, analysis, manufacturing, test, and flight phases of our spacecraft programs in an on-site role in Long Beach, CA. The position targets early-career engineers (0–2 years) with C/C++, Rust, Zig skills, RTOS experience, and familiarity with space-grade communications protocols, ready to grow within a fast-paced, innovative team.

You will work closely with hardware and software teams to deliver reliable flight software