Senior Flight Software Engineer — Spacecraft in Orbit

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

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO +12 paid holidays

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance for

Voluntary accident, hospital, critical

$120/month wellness reimbursement

401(k) with 6% employer match

Relocation support for new hires

Job summary

Varda Space Industries, Inc. in El Segundo, CA, is hiring a Senior Flight Software Engineer to define spacecraft behavior and build reliable software for orbiting assets. You will work across requirements, design, implementation, and flight operations to ensure mission success.

The role emphasizes C++, real-time embedded systems, safety-critical software, and testing in a fast-paced aerospace environment. Join a team with SpaceX/Blue Origin veterans and shape the in-space economy.

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++

Embedded systems

RTOS

Safety-critical

CCSDS telemetry

F' / cFS

Python

Rust

SPI

I2C

CAN

EtherCAT

Spacecraft experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM or equivalent

Tools

CCSDS telemetry & telecommand

F' or cFS framework

Linux

Bare-metal programming

Python tooling

Job description

Varda Space Industries, Inc. in El Segundo, CA, is hiring a Senior Flight Software Engineer to define spacecraft behavior and build reliable software for orbiting assets. You will work across requirements, design, implementation, and flight operations to ensure mission success.

The role emphasizes C++, real-time embedded systems, safety-critical software, and testing in a fast-paced aerospace environment. Join a team with SpaceX/Blue Origin veterans and shape the in-space economy.