Rust Flight Software Engineer — Embedded Space Systems

Umbra; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Umbra is seeking a Flight Software Engineer with Rust experience to develop embedded flight software for Umbra missions. You will craft requirements, design software architecture, and write code for flight and payload systems.

You will lead integration and testing, mentor peers, and ensure thorough documentation and careful hardware-software integration. On-site in Santa Barbara/Goleta, CA or Arlington, VA, or Reston, VA offices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of proven experience in high-reliability software development with Rust or C/C++.
• 1+ years developing concurrent code with asynchronous Rust.
• 3+ years of embedded software development with Rust or C/C++.
• Experience programming on embedded ARM cores supporting SoC architectures in Linux, RTOS, or bare-metal environments.
• Strong understanding of processor architecture, with the ability to optimize code for performance and memory usage.
• Experience leading software development processes, including version control, CI/CD, bug tracking, and design documentation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a cross-disciplinary engineering team to design, develop, and maintain reliable, fault-tolerant flight and payload software.
• Implement software to meet requirements while managing interfaces with multiple spacecraft subsystems and ground systems hardware.
• Develop command and control software for spacecraft flight operations, payloads, and peripheral electronics.
• Participate in and contribute to test campaigns, from unit-level testing to automated system and subsystem-level testing.
• Create and maintain documentation for software operation and interfaces with other system components.
• Take on additional professional duties as assigned.

Skills

Rust

C/C++

Async Rust

Embedded development

ARM microcontrollers

System integration

Code reviews

Documentation

Education

B.S. in CS/CE

M.S. preferred

Tools

Linux

RTOS

Yocto

CI/CD

Job description

Umbra is seeking a Flight Software Engineer with Rust experience to develop embedded flight software for Umbra missions. You will craft requirements, design software architecture, and write code for flight and payload systems.

You will lead integration and testing, mentor peers, and ensure thorough documentation and careful hardware-software integration. On-site in Santa Barbara/Goleta, CA or Arlington, VA, or Reston, VA offices.