Lead Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer

Varda Space Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 169,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Long-term cash awards

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Senior Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer to determine spacecraft behavior and build reliable software for mission operations. You will develop bare metal, RTOS, or Linux-based software for embedded processors in C++ and own the full software lifecycle from design to flight support.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 5+ years of safety-critical software experience, with CCSDS telemetry and F' or cFS framework

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering or equivalent technical experience in safety critical software.
• 5+ 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

Bare metal

Linux

Education

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

Tools

CCSDS telemetry

telecommand system

F' or cFS framework

Python

Rust

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Senior Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer to determine spacecraft behavior and build reliable software for mission operations. You will develop bare metal, RTOS, or Linux-based software for embedded processors in C++ and own the full software lifecycle from design to flight support.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and 5+ years of safety-critical software experience, with CCSDS telemetry and F' or cFS framework