Senior Flight Software Engineer — Real-Time C++ Leader

Firefly Aerospace; Cedar Park, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision plans

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace is seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer for the Blue Ghost program to lead the development of spacecraft software across the flight software life cycle. You will design and implement reliable C++ software for Firefly Launch Vehicles and spacecraft, partnering with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with RTOS, Linux, CI/CD for C++, and Python-based tooling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Sciences, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Excellent understanding of Object-Oriented Design and the C++ programming language.
• 7+ years’ experience in a software engineering position, or similar.
• Familiarity with real-time operating systems, software, and the Linux operating system.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment to meet deadlines.
• Master’s Degree in Computer Sciences, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience deploying and using CI/CD pipelines for C++ software.
• Ability to understand and disposition C++ static analysis results.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on the Flight Software Team to develop, design, test, and integrate flight software.
• Design, implementation, and maintenance of high reliability C++ software.
• Perform work on time, meeting all functional and performance requirements.
• Work closely with the other engineering groups for the success of Firefly programs.
• Adhere to the Aerospace Software Engineering Group’s processes, procedures, and best practices.
• Support various vehicle testing and operation events, including launch.
• Design, implementation and maintenance of internal software tools using Python.

Skills

C++

Object-Oriented Design

RTOS

Linux

CI/CD

Python

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Sciences/Software Engineering

Master’s Degree in Computer Sciences/Software Engineering

Tools

CI/CD Pipelines

Python

Job description

Firefly Aerospace is seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer for the Blue Ghost program to lead the development of spacecraft software across the flight software life cycle. You will design and implement reliable C++ software for Firefly Launch Vehicles and spacecraft, partnering with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with RTOS, Linux, CI/CD for C++, and Python-based tooling.