Senior Spacecraft Embedded Software Engineer

Varda Space Industries; Hawthorne (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 is seeking a Senior Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer to define how our spacecraft behave in orbit and to build reliable software across requirements capture through flight operations support. You will own the software development lifecycle in collaboration with a small, expert team.

The role emphasizes C++ across bare metal, RTOS, or Linux environments for embedded processors, ensuring mission reliability, performance, and safety-critical compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent safety-critical software experience.
• 5+ years of experience developing spacecraft or safety-critical software.
• Proficiency in C++ with strong language concepts understanding.

Responsibilities

• Develop reliable flight software for the spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule across mission phases.
• Write structured bare metal, RTOS, or Linux-based software for embedded processors in C++.
• Own all aspects of software development from design to testing and integration.
• Scope projects including requirements capture and initial design trades for open-ended problems.
• Ensure system quality via software test, verification, and validation techniques.
• Collaborate effectively with team members and solve problems together.

Skills

C++ programming

Embedded software

RTOS/Linux

Safety-critical software

Python

Rust

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering or related field

Tools

CCSDS telemetry/telecommand

F' or cFS framework

SPI

I2C

CAN

EtherCAT

Job description

Varda Space Industries is seeking a Senior Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer to define how our spacecraft behave in orbit and to build reliable software across requirements capture through flight operations support. You will own the software development lifecycle in collaboration with a small, expert team.

The role emphasizes C++ across bare metal, RTOS, or Linux environments for embedded processors, ensuring mission reliability, performance, and safety-critical compliance.