Senior Space Flight Software Engineer – Embedded & RTOS

Varda Space Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 169,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term cash awards

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Senior Space Flight Software Engineer to design and build reliable software for spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule. You will develop in C++ across bare metal, RTOS, or Linux environments and own the software lifecycle from design to flight support.

Required: 5+ years in safety-critical aerospace software, strong C++ skills, and embedded systems experience. The role is on-site with stock options and long-term incentives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering or equivalent safety-critical software experience.
• 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++ programming

Embedded software

RTOS

Linux

Python

Rust

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering or equivalent technical experience in safety critical software

Tools

CCSDS telemetry/telecommand

F' or cFS framework

SPI

I2C

CAN

EtherCAT

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Senior Space Flight Software Engineer to design and build reliable software for spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule. You will develop in C++ across bare metal, RTOS, or Linux environments and own the software lifecycle from design to flight support.

Required: 5+ years in safety-critical aerospace software, strong C++ skills, and embedded systems experience. The role is on-site with stock options and long-term incentives.