Senior Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer

Varda Space Industries, Inc.; El Segundo, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 169,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision insurance

Relocation support

Stock options & long-term cash awards

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

Wellness program

Employee assistance program

Job summary

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

The role requires 5+ years in safety-critical software, real-time embedded systems, and strong C++ expertise. On-site work in El Segundo with incentives including stock options and long-term awards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering or equivalent technical experience in safety critical software.
• 5+ years of experience in the development of spacecraft or similar safety critical software.
• Experience developing and testing real-time embedded hardware / software systems.
• Experience with development in 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++

Embedded software

RTOS

Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/engineering or equivalent

Tools

Python

Rust

Job description

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

The role requires 5+ years in safety-critical software, real-time embedded systems, and strong C++ expertise. On-site work in El Segundo with incentives including stock options and long-term awards.