Principal Flight Software Engineer

Lanteris Space LLC; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health and welfare insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Lanteris Space LLC in Palo Alto, CA, seeks a Principal Embedded Flight Software Engineer to design and implement embedded RTOS software for flight systems, with emphasis on robust architectures and verification.

You will work on NASA Artemis Power Propulsion Element projects, contribute to software life cycle management, and collaborate across teams. Remote work within the U.S. is possible with periodic visits to Palo Alto.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizen or permanent resident required.
• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, CS, or related field; four additional years may substitute for a degree.
• 15 years of software development experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software for embedded RTOS.
• Develop, document, and maintain architectures, requirements, interfaces, and designs for flight software.
• Develop software verification plans, unit tests, and test procedures; document results.
• Perform software product life cycle management.
• Develop, select, tailor, and deploy software processes, tools, and metrics.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for software domains and system-specific issues.

Skills

Embedded C++

RTOS

Software architecture

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in software engineering or CS

Four years experience substitution

Tools

VxWorks

cFS

Job description

Please review the job details below. Lanteris Space LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intuitive Machines, is currently seeking a Principal Embedded Flight Software Engineer to join our team in our Palo Alto, CA offices. This role may also be performed remotely within the U.S. with periodic visits to our Palo Alto location. In this role, you will work on a variety of challenging projects including NASA’s Artemis program, the Power Propulsion Element. Intuitive Machines is a leading space infrastructure company that builds spacecraft, connects networks, and operates infrastructure-as-a-service for commercial, civil, and national security customers. With a proven track record across the space domain, the Company, through organic growth and portfolio expansion, has built over 300 spacecraft, delivered over 260 kilograms of payload to the lunar surface, and provided precision navigation expertise that has guided spacecraft across our solar system.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software for embedded Real-time Operating Systems (RTOS).
• Develop, document, and maintain architectures, requirements, algorithms, interfaces, and designs for flight software systems.
• Develop software verification plans, unit level and open loop test suites, and procedures, executing the test procedures and documenting test results to ensure that software system requirements are met.
• Perform software product life cycle management.
• Develop, select, tailor, and deploy software processes, tools, and metrics.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for software domains, processes, and system-specific issues.

Minimum requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science, or related field. Four additional years of experience may be substituted for a degree.
• 15 years of software development experience
• Embedded C++ programing skills on multicore-processor architecture
• VxWorks and cFS experience Ability to travel to Palo Alto, CA office as needed

Salary

• The base pay for this position within Colorado is: $146,000.00 - $244,000.00 annually.
• The base pay for this position within New Jersey is: $146,000.00 - $244,000.00 annually.
• The base pay for this position within Delaware is: $146,000.00 - $244,000.00 annually.
• The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $161,000.00 - $269,000.00 annually.
• The base pay for this position within California is: $168,000.00 - $280,000.00 annually.
• For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. More information on our benefits will be shared with candidates as they move forward in the recruitment process.

Additionally, this position is incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results achieved; the specific incentive plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions.

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. The date of posting can be found on the Lanteris Space Systems Career page at the top of each job posting.

Lanteris Space Systems values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Intuitive Machines is building the infrastructure for your boldest missions and the next era of space operations. Our foundation is proven and built for scale, resilience, and mission continuity, extending across LEO, GEO, lunar, interplanetary, and deep space. That’s why commercial leaders and government organizations, such as NASA rely, on Intuitive Machines to sustain continuous mission operations and extend their space capabilities further and faster.

Intuitive Machines is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We comply with disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, or to otherwise participate in the hiring process.

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