Senior Flight Software Engineer — Real-Time Spacecraft Systems

Varda Space Industries, Inc.; El Segundo, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 169,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term cash awards

Job summary

Varda Space Industries, Inc. is seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer to define spacecraft behavior and build reliable software for in-orbit operations.

You will own end-to-end software development, from requirements to flight support, across bare metal, RTOS, and Linux environments. The role emphasizes real-time embedded systems, safety-critical aerospace software, and hands-on collaboration with a cross-functional team.

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 with development in C++, along with a strong understanding of the language concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop reliable flight software that determine how the spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule operate throughout the entire mission.
• Write quality structured bare metal, RTOS, or Linux based software for embedded processors in C++.
• Own all aspects of software development, from design, testing, and integration.
• Scope projects including requirements capture and initial design trades given open-ended problems.
• Ensure system quality and performance through software test, verification, and validation (V&V) technique.
• Teamwork, communicate and problem solve in a collaborative environment.

Skills

C++ programming

Embedded systems

Safety-critical software

RTOS

Linux

Python

Rust

Electronics knowledge

Interfaces: SPI I2C CAN EtherCAT

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering or equivalent

Tools

CCSDS telemetry

F' or cFS framework

Job description

Varda Space Industries, Inc. is seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer to define spacecraft behavior and build reliable software for in-orbit operations.

You will own end-to-end software development, from requirements to flight support, across bare metal, RTOS, and Linux environments. The role emphasizes real-time embedded systems, safety-critical aerospace software, and hands-on collaboration with a cross-functional team.