Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Space Missions

Redwire Space NV; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 165,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwire Space Missions LLC in Littleton, CO seeks a Sr. Staff Embedded Software Engineer to own design, development, integration, and testing of embedded software for spacecraft avionics and mission systems. You will partner with systems, electrical, and test teams to deliver reliable flight and ground software.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in embedded software, strong C/C++, RTOS experience, and familiarity with spacecraft interfaces (MIL-STD-1553, CAN, SpaceWire, RS-422, Ethernet). U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering, CS or related field.
• 10+ years of embedded software development experience (aerospace/defense preferred).
• Proficiency in C and C++ for embedded systems; Python/ MATLAB for analysis/testing.
• Experience with RTOS such as VxWorks, RTEMS, FreeRTOS or similar.

Responsibilities

• Develop, integrate, and test embedded software for spacecraft avionics and mission systems.
• Translate requirements into software architectures and implementations.
• Create device drivers, middleware, and real-time applications for avionics hardware.
• Perform unit, integration, and system-level testing including HIL.
• Ensure compliance with aerospace software quality standards and configuration management.

Skills

C/C++

RTOS

Git/SVN

JIRA/Confluence

Spacecraft interfaces

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering, CS

Tools

VxWorks/RTEMS/FreeRTOS

Job description

Redwire Space Missions LLC in Littleton, CO seeks a Sr. Staff Embedded Software Engineer to own design, development, integration, and testing of embedded software for spacecraft avionics and mission systems. You will partner with systems, electrical, and test teams to deliver reliable flight and ground software.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in embedded software, strong C/C++, RTOS experience, and familiarity with spacecraft interfaces (MIL-STD-1553, CAN, SpaceWire, RS-422, Ethernet). U.S.