Principal Spaceflight Software Engineer - Remote

airbusspaceanddefense; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to develop and test spacecraft flight software across the full lifecycle, from requirements through operations.

You will contribute to mission concept development, in-house modeling and simulation capabilities, and proposal writing. The role requires expert C/C++, embedded software development, and readiness to work on cutting-edge space technology with occasional international collaboration; U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM; Master’s preferred.
• 15+ years with a bachelor’s degree or 12+ years with a master’s.
• Proven experience with space hardware and flight software lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Develop and test spacecraft flight software from requirements through operations.
• Contribute to mission concept development, modeling, simulations, and proposals.
• Develop and integrate GNC algorithms and flight software on new flight computers.
• Create in-house tools to analyze flight software performance and test plans.
• Oversee validation tests and document management.

Skills

C/C++

GNC algorithms

Embedded software development

Software testing

Space hardware experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

Job description

Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, Inc is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to develop and test spacecraft flight software across the full lifecycle, from requirements through operations.

You will contribute to mission concept development, in-house modeling and simulation capabilities, and proposal writing. The role requires expert C/C++, embedded software development, and readiness to work on cutting-edge space technology with occasional international collaboration; U.S.