Senior Flight Software Engineer — Spacecraft Embedded (C++, Equity)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Relocation support

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

FSA/HSA options

Parental leave

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer to develop reliable software for spacecraft, satellites, and reentry capsules. You will write bare metal, RTOS, or Linux-based code in C++ and own the full software lifecycle from design to integration and testing.

We value end-to-end hardware-software integration, strong C++ expertise, and experience with safety-critical aerospace systems.

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 software

Safety-critical software

RTOS / Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / related field

Tools

CCSDS telemetry

F' / cFS framework

Python

Rust

SPI

I2C

CAN

EtherCAT

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer to develop reliable software for spacecraft, satellites, and reentry capsules. You will write bare metal, RTOS, or Linux-based code in C++ and own the full software lifecycle from design to integration and testing.

We value end-to-end hardware-software integration, strong C++ expertise, and experience with safety-critical aerospace systems.