Senior Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer - C++, Linux

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Stock options

401(k) with match

Relocation support

Wellness reimbursement

One Medical membership

Job summary

Varda Space Industries seeks an experienced Flight Software Engineer to design, implement, and validate software for spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsules. You will work on bare metal, RTOS, or Linux environments in C++ and own end-to-end software development from design to integration.

The role requires 5+ years building safety-critical software for spacecraft and a strong C++ background. Experience with CCSDS, F' or cFS, Python or Rust is valued, with on-site work in El Segundo, CA.

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 with development in C++, along with a strong understanding of the language concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop reliable flight software that determines 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++

Embedded software

Safety-critical software

RTOS

Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/engineering

Tools

CCSDS telemetry

F' / cFS

Python

Rust

SPI/I2C/CAN/EtherCAT

Job description

Varda Space Industries seeks an experienced Flight Software Engineer to design, implement, and validate software for spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsules. You will work on bare metal, RTOS, or Linux environments in C++ and own end-to-end software development from design to integration.

The role requires 5+ years building safety-critical software for spacecraft and a strong C++ background. Experience with CCSDS, F' or cFS, Python or Rust is valued, with on-site work in El Segundo, CA.