Senior Embedded Linux Engineer (C++) for Spaceflight

Varda Space Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 169,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO + 12 holidays

100% company-paid Medical, Dental, and

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA is seeking an experienced Flight Software Engineer to design, implement, and validate software for spacecraft, satellites, and reentry capsules. You will own end-to-end software development, from requirements capture to integration, using C++ in bare metal, RTOS, or Linux environments.

The role requires 5+ years in safety-critical aerospace software, strong C++ skills, and experience with embedded systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering or equivalent technical experience in safety critical software.
• 5+ years of experience in the development of spacecraft or similar safety critical software.
• Experience with development in C++, along with a strong understanding of the language concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop reliable flight software that determine how the spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule operate throughout the entire mission.
• Write quality structured bare metal, RTOS, or Linux based software for embedded processors in C++.
• Own all aspects of software development, from design, testing, and integration.
• Scope projects including requirements capture and initial design trades given open-ended problems.
• Ensure system quality and performance through software test, verification, and validation (V&V) technique.
• Teamwork, communicate and problem solve in a collaborative environment.

Skills

C++ development

Embedded software

RTOS / Linux

Safety-critical

Requirements capture

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering

Tools

CCSDS telemetry

F' or cFS framework

Python

Rust

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA is seeking an experienced Flight Software Engineer to design, implement, and validate software for spacecraft, satellites, and reentry capsules. You will own end-to-end software development, from requirements capture to integration, using C++ in bare metal, RTOS, or Linux environments.

The role requires 5+ years in safety-critical aerospace software, strong C++ skills, and experience with embedded systems.