Senior Flight Software Engineer — Autonomous Satellite Systems

Telemetry Today LLC; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Healthcare

PTO

401(k)

Parental leave

Lunch supplied

Office Playa Vista

Team events

Impact opportunity

Job summary

Apex Technology, Inc. in Playa Vista, CA, is seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer to design, develop, and own mission-critical software for satellite systems across the full software lifecycle.

You will collaborate with systems, hardware, test, and operations teams to define requirements, validate software, and support commissioning during launch and early operations, ensuring reliability and performance in demanding environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, EE, or equivalent.
• 8+ years of flight software experience.
• Experience with real-time software on distributed hardware platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and own mission-critical software for satellite systems throughout the full software lifecycle, from initial architecture and development through deployment and operations.
• Develop rapid, iterative software to support bench and development testing, as well as robust, rigorously reviewed and validated software delivered to manufacturing and flight systems.
• Plan and execute unit, integration, and system-level testing of satellite components, diagnosing and resolving defects to ensure software quality, reliability, and performance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with systems, hardware, test, and operations teams to establish product requirements, define technical roadmaps, and drive successful execution.
• Support spacecraft commissioning during launch and early operations, troubleshooting software and ensuring critical flight systems remain functional and reliable throughout critical mission activities.

Skills

C++

Python

Rust

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS, EE, or equivalent

Tools

Embedded Linux

Yocto

Buildroot

FreeRTOS

VxWorks

SpaceWire

CCSDS

ECSS

Job description

Apex Technology, Inc. in Playa Vista, CA, is seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer to design, develop, and own mission-critical software for satellite systems across the full software lifecycle.

You will collaborate with systems, hardware, test, and operations teams to define requirements, validate software, and support commissioning during launch and early operations, ensuring reliability and performance in demanding environments.