Senior Embedded Flight Software Engineer - Remote-Eligible

OpenKrill; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k) match

PTO & holidays

Volunteer days

Employee stock purchase

Professional development

Mac or PC - choice

Job summary

BlackSky is seeking a Senior Engineer for Embedded/Flight Software to join the ESG in Tukwila, WA, with possible 1–2 days in the office. You will design, develop, and lead flight software for imaging payload and ADCS subsystems, collaborating across disciplines to deliver mission-critical software on schedule.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding in C/C++ and Python, embedded Linux, and cross-functional leadership, with opportunities to mentor and contribute to broader flight software efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• At least six (6) years of experience delivering and maintaining commercial/embedded software in a production environment.
• Expertise in engineering clean and maintainable C/C++ and Python code.
• Expertise in embedded systems, ideally in Embedded Linux including related build systems (Buildroot, Yocto, etc.).
• Proven experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver products on time and on budget.
• Outstanding root cause analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work across teams, skill sets, communication in a diverse environment.
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision.
• Due to program requirements, this role requires US-born citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise for ADCS and imaging payload subsystem software design and development.
• Drive work to timely completion using task management tools like Jira in an Agile-like environment; participate and lead in status and standup meetings, sprint planning, tasking, etc.
• Collaborate with other ESG software team members and other cross-functional engineers from multiple disciplines to deliver mission-critical software features and bugfixes that are on-time and defect free.
• Ensure that adequate documentation, test, inspection, and analysis is delivered and performed to verify compliance with requirements and other goals.
• Assist with Systems Engineering with requirements development and management.
• Execute and provide feedback for flight software design, development, unit tests and releases processes.
• Other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Embedded Linux

Leadership

Root Cause Analysis

Communication

Self-management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/EE

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Jira

Job description

BlackSky is seeking a Senior Engineer for Embedded/Flight Software to join the ESG in Tukwila, WA, with possible 1–2 days in the office. You will design, develop, and lead flight software for imaging payload and ADCS subsystems, collaborating across disciplines to deliver mission-critical software on schedule.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding in C/C++ and Python, embedded Linux, and cross-functional leadership, with opportunities to mentor and contribute to broader flight software efforts.