Senior Firmware Architect for Spacecraft & Avionics

Firefly Aerospace; United States; On-site; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

Relocation benefits

Educational reimbursement

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace in Austin, Texas, seeks a Principal Firmware Engineer to own firmware architectures powering its avionics, spacecraft, and ground systems. You will lead hands-on development, drive technical direction, and mentor a growing team in a fast-paced startup environment.

You will design and debug in C/C++, collaborate with hardware, FPGA, GNC and software groups, and push high-reliability practices for spaceflight.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, EE, CE, Aerospace or related field.
• 10+ years of embedded firmware or software experience.
• Proficiency in C and C++ on bare-metal, RTOS or embedded Linux.
• Ability to architect complex firmware and mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Define and own firmware architectures for critical avionics systems.
• Design, implement, and debug firmware in C/C++ for embedded targets.
• Lead design reviews and enforce coding and verification standards.
• Collaborate with hardware, FPGA, GNC, systems, and software teams.
• Drive high-reliability firmware practices and V&V processes.

Skills

Embedded firmware

C/C++

ARM architectures

System architecture

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/AE

Master's degree preferred

Tools

FreeRTOS

VxWorks

Embedded Linux

Bootloaders

Job description

Firefly Aerospace in Austin, Texas, seeks a Principal Firmware Engineer to own firmware architectures powering its avionics, spacecraft, and ground systems. You will lead hands-on development, drive technical direction, and mentor a growing team in a fast-paced startup environment.

You will design and debug in C/C++, collaborate with hardware, FPGA, GNC and software groups, and push high-reliability practices for spaceflight.