Senior Space Flight Software Engineer - On-Site CA + Stock

Frontdoor Defense; 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, Inc. in El Segundo, CA is seeking a Senior Space Flight Software Engineer to own end-to-end software for spacecraft, from requirements through flight operations and verification.

You will develop reliable flight software in C++ for embedded processors, spanning bare metal to RTOS or Linux environments, and lead design, testing, and integration across the mission lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering or equivalent in safety-critical software.
• 5+ years of experience in spacecraft or similar safety-critical software development.
• Experience with C++ and strong understanding of language concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop reliable flight software for spacecraft from requirements to operations.
• Write structured bare metal, RTOS, or Linux-based software for embedded processors in C++.
• Own all aspects of software development from design to integration and testing.
• Conduct requirements capture and initial design trades for open-ended problems.
• Ensure quality and performance using software test, verification, and validation techniques.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively in a team environment.

Skills

C++

Embedded software

RTOS

Safety-critical software

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CCSDS telemetry

F' or cFS framework

Python

Rust

Job description

Varda Space Industries, Inc. in El Segundo, CA is seeking a Senior Space Flight Software Engineer to own end-to-end software for spacecraft, from requirements through flight operations and verification.

You will develop reliable flight software in C++ for embedded processors, spanning bare metal to RTOS or Linux environments, and lead design, testing, and integration across the mission lifecycle.