Senior Flight Software Engineer — Spacecraft & Launch Systems

Firefly Aerospace, Inc.; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurance

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Short-term disability

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. in Austin, TX, seeks a Senior Flight Software Engineer to lead the design, development, test, and integration of high-reliability software for launch vehicles and spacecraft.

You will work in a small, collaborative team across the flight software lifecycle, applying C++ expertise, real-time OS knowledge, and CI/CD practices to deliver robust software for Firefly's rockets and spacecraft, including hands-on testing and mission-critical deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher in CS/SE or related field
• Strong C++ and OO design fundamentals
• Experience with real-time OS and Linux
• 7+ years in software engineering or aerospace domain
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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 other engineering groups for program success
• Adhere to the Aerospace Software Engineering Group’s processes 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

Python

Teamwork

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Sciences or Software Engineering

Master’s Degree in Computer Sciences or Software Engineering

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Testing frameworks

Job description

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. in Austin, TX, seeks a Senior Flight Software Engineer to lead the design, development, test, and integration of high-reliability software for launch vehicles and spacecraft.

You will work in a small, collaborative team across the flight software lifecycle, applying C++ expertise, real-time OS knowledge, and CI/CD practices to deliver robust software for Firefly's rockets and spacecraft, including hands-on testing and mission-critical deployments.