Senior Spacecraft Embedded Flight Software Engineer

Proteus Space; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k matching

Generous leave policy

Job summary

Proteus Space in Los Angeles seeks an Embedded Flight Software Engineer with deep expertise in low-level embedded software, FPGA interfaces, drivers, and bootloader development to join our flight program team. This is a full-time, in-office role for an experienced professional focused on reliable spacecraft boot behavior and deterministic bus communications.

You will design and implement drivers, BSPs, and boot systems, manage memory architectures across NOR/NAND Flash, SRAM, and EEPROM, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in CS or aerospace engineering.
• 5+ years embedded software with driver/bootloader experience.
• Proficient in C/C++, RTOS and embedded Linux.

Responsibilities

• Develop low-level C/C++ drivers and BSPs for microcontrollers and FPGAs.
• Design stage-1 and stage-2 bootloaders and fail-safe recovery modes.
• Architect memory management across NOR/NAND Flash, SRAM, EEPROM.
• Configure SPI, I2C, CAN, UART, SpaceWire, PCIe bus interfaces.
• Implement telemetry, time sync, and task scheduling in RTOS environments.
• Conduct HIL testing with logic analyzers and FPGA tools.
• Contribute to CI/CD workflows and automated testing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate subsystems.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and DoD clearance requirements.
• Document design processes and test results.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded Linux

RTOS

Git/CI

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in computer science or aerospace engineering

Tools

FPGA tools

Logic analyzers

Oscilloscopes

FPGA emulator tools

Job description

Proteus Space in Los Angeles seeks an Embedded Flight Software Engineer with deep expertise in low-level embedded software, FPGA interfaces, drivers, and bootloader development to join our flight program team. This is a full-time, in-office role for an experienced professional focused on reliable spacecraft boot behavior and deterministic bus communications.

You will design and implement drivers, BSPs, and boot systems, manage memory architectures across NOR/NAND Flash, SRAM, and EEPROM, and