Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Real-Time Space Ops

EVONA; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage and other benefits

PTO 3 weeks/year

401(k) with up to 4% match

11 holidays/year

Parental leave

Job summary

Lunar Outpost is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to design, implement, and maintain software for real-time robotic systems used in space missions. You will work on flight software, device drivers, and system integration across RTOS platforms, collaborating with hardware and systems engineers to ensure reliability for crewed and autonomous operations.

Key requirements include 5+ years in embedded software for space or mission-critical robotics, C programming, and experience with RTOS

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer or electrical engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in embedded software or avionics systems for space or mission-critical robotics applications.
• Experience with at least one RTOS-based system (e.g., VxWorks, FreeRTOS, RTEMS, or similar).
• Understanding of real-time systems concepts (task scheduling, interrupts, memory constraints).
• Experience with software integration and testing on hardware platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded and flight software for real-time systems.
• Implement software on RTOS-based platforms (e.g., VxWorks, RTEMS, or similar).
• Support development of flight software applications, including command/telemetry handling and system control logic.
• Develop and integrate device drivers and hardware abstraction layers.
• Collaborate with hardware and systems engineers to integrate software with embedded platforms.
• Assist with system integration, testing, and validation, including simulation and hardware-in-the-loop environments.
• Debug and troubleshoot issues related to performance, timing, and system interaction.
• Contribute to documentation, including design descriptions and test procedures.

Skills

Embedded software

C programming

RTOS experience

real-time systems

space robotics

team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

VxWorks

RTEMS

Job description

Lunar Outpost is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to design, implement, and maintain software for real-time robotic systems used in space missions. You will work on flight software, device drivers, and system integration across RTOS platforms, collaborating with hardware and systems engineers to ensure reliability for crewed and autonomous operations.

Key requirements include 5+ years in embedded software for space or mission-critical robotics, C programming, and experience with RTOS