Senior Space Embedded Software Engineer – On-Site & Equity

Telemetry Today LLC; El Segundo, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 169,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO +12 holidays

Company-paid Medical, Dental, Vision

Relocation support

401(k) with company match

Cell phone reimbursement

Stock options/equity

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Senior Space Embedded Software Engineer for the Flight Software team. You will determine spacecraft behavior in orbit and build reliable software across requirements, testing, and flight operations.

The role involves developing firmware for the spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule, with ownership of design, testing, and integration using C++ and embedded platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering or equivalent technical experience in safety critical software.
• 5+ years of experience developing spacecraft or safety-critical software.
• Experience developing and testing real-time embedded hardware / software systems.
• Experience with C++, along with a strong understanding of language concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop reliable firmware to control how the spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule operate through the entire mission.
• Own all aspects of software development, from design, testing, and integration.
• Scope projects including requirements capture and initial design trades given open-ended problems.
• Write quality structured bare metal, RTOS, or Linux based software for embedded processors in C++.
• Build highly reliable and available software systems.
• Ensure system quality and performance through software test, verification, and validation (V&V) techniques.

Skills

C++

RTOS

Embedded systems

Real-time software

Spacecraft software

Safety-critical

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/related field

Tools

Linux

Bare metal

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Senior Space Embedded Software Engineer for the Flight Software team. You will determine spacecraft behavior in orbit and build reliable software across requirements, testing, and flight operations.

The role involves developing firmware for the spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule, with ownership of design, testing, and integration using C++ and embedded platforms.