Senior Embedded Software Engineer — Spaceflight Flight Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term cash awards

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer for the Flight Software team to determine how our spacecraft behaves in orbit and to build reliable software across all development phases from requirements capture to flight operations.

You will write bare metal, RTOS, or Linux based firmware for embedded processors in C++, own end‑to‑end software delivery, and ensure system quality through V&V techniques.

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 developing and testing real‑time embedded hardware / software systems.
• Experience with development in C++, along with a strong understanding of language concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop reliable firmware to control the spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule operate through the entire mission.
• Own all aspects of software development, from design, testing, and integration.
• Scope projects including requirements capture and initial design trades given open‑ended problems.
• Write quality structured bare metal, RTOS, or Linux based software for embedded processors in C++.
• Build highly reliable and available software systems.
• Ensure system quality and performance through software test, verification, and validation (V&V) techniques.

Skills

C++

RTOS

Linux

Bare metal

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer for the Flight Software team to determine how our spacecraft behaves in orbit and to build reliable software across all development phases from requirements capture to flight operations.

You will write bare metal, RTOS, or Linux based firmware for embedded processors in C++, own end‑to‑end software delivery, and ensure system quality through V&V techniques.