Senior Flight Software Engineer – Spacecraft Systems (Equity)

Firefly Aerospace, Inc.; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision plans

Parental leave

Relocation benefits

Educational reimbursement

Short term disability

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. in Cedar Park, Texas is seeking an Aerospace Software Engineer to lead the Flight Software team, designing and implementing high-reliability C++ software for launch vehicles and spacecraft.

You will work across engineering groups to ensure timely delivery and rigorous quality, with Python tooling support and CI/CD integration. The role demands deep knowledge of object-oriented design, real-time OS concepts, and strong communication skills to coordinate across teams in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field required.
• Master’s degree in CS/Software Engineering preferred.
• Excellent understanding of Object-Oriented Design and C++.
• 7+ years’ experience in a software engineering position.
• Familiarity with real-time operating systems and Linux.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment to meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Understanding of data path pipelines, state machines and arithmetic operations.
• Experience deploying and using CI/CD pipelines for C++ software.
• Ability to understand and disposition C++ static analysis results.

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 the other engineering groups for the success of Firefly programs.
• Adhere to the Aerospace Software Engineering Group’s processes, procedures, and best practices.
• Support various vehicle testing and operation events, including launch.
• Design, implementation and maintenance of internal software tools using Python.

Skills

C++ programming

Real-time OS familiarity

Linux proficiency

Python scripting

CI/CD pipelines

Software engineering

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Sciences or related field

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

Tools

Python

Linux

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. in Cedar Park, Texas is seeking an Aerospace Software Engineer to lead the Flight Software team, designing and implementing high-reliability C++ software for launch vehicles and spacecraft.

You will work across engineering groups to ensure timely delivery and rigorous quality, with Python tooling support and CI/CD integration. The role demands deep knowledge of object-oriented design, real-time OS concepts, and strong communication skills to coordinate across teams in a