Senior Flight Software Engineer — Spacecraft & Launch Tech

Firefly Aerospace; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous health, dental and vision plans

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Flexible PTO options

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace in Cedar Park, Texas is looking for a Senior Flight Software Engineer to lead the development of C++ flight software. Candidates should have 7+ years in software engineering and expertise in Object-Oriented Design.

You will collaborate closely with various engineering teams and ensure timely delivery of software solutions. Firefly provides generous benefits including health plans, parental leave, and flexible PTO options.

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ experience in a software engineering position or similar.
• Familiarity with real-time operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on the Flight Software Team.
• Design, implementation, and maintenance of high reliability C++ software.
• Support vehicle testing and operation events, including launch.

Skills

C++ programming

Object-Oriented Design

Linux operating system

CI/CD pipelines

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Sciences, Software Engineering, or a related field

Master’s Degree in Computer Sciences, Software Engineering, or a related field

Job description

Firefly Aerospace in Cedar Park, Texas is looking for a Senior Flight Software Engineer to lead the development of C++ flight software. Candidates should have 7+ years in software engineering and expertise in Object-Oriented Design.

You will collaborate closely with various engineering teams and ensure timely delivery of software solutions. Firefly provides generous benefits including health plans, parental leave, and flexible PTO options.