Remote Flight Software Engineer for Small Satellites

Astrion; Albuquerque (NM); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion seeks a Flight Software Engineer to support small satellite flight software development for AFRL at Kirtland AFB, NM. The role covers design, development and testing of embedded flight software for experimental missions in a collaborative, agile team environment.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience, strong C/C++ skills, and familiarity with real-time systems and spacecraft subsystems. Remote U.S. eligibility and hybrid work are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in a related technical field.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience developing embedded or flight software in C or C++.
• Experience with satellite bus or payload software development.
• Familiarity with spacecraft subsystems and interfaces (power, comms, C&DH, ADCS).
• Experience with real-time operating systems.
• Hardware/software integration or low-level driver development.
• Scripting languages such as Python or Perl.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Ability to produce secure, maintainable, high-quality code.
• Comfortable in small, agile engineering teams.
• Effective communicator with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Self-directed and adaptable in a research and development environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain embedded flight software for small satellite bus systems.
• Execute tasking from the AI&T lead.
• Coordinate with other flight software engineers and subsystem teams.
• Implement best practices for code quality, maintainability, and cybersecurity.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including interface specs and user guides.
• Participate in unit testing, code reviews, and system validation.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Embedded/flight software

Real-time systems

Scripting (Python/Perl)

Debugging / problem solving

Agile / small team work

Technical communication

Self-directed R&D

Education

B.S. in Software Engineering

B.S. in Computer Science

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

B.S. in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

VxWorks

RTEMS

Embedded systems toolchain

Job description

Astrion seeks a Flight Software Engineer to support small satellite flight software development for AFRL at Kirtland AFB, NM. The role covers design, development and testing of embedded flight software for experimental missions in a collaborative, agile team environment.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience, strong C/C++ skills, and familiarity with real-time systems and spacecraft subsystems. Remote U.S. eligibility and hybrid work are offered.