Senior Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer - Embedded C++

Socket.dev; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 169,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Stock options

Relocation support

Wellness reimbursement

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Flight Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain software for spacecraft, including the satellite bus and reentry capsule. You will own all aspects of software development from requirements capture through test, integration, and flight operations support.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years in safety‑critical aerospace software, with strong C++ skills and experience in bare metal, RTOS, or Linux environments.

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 determine 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 development

Safety-critical software

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/engineering or equivalent

Tools

CCSDS telemetry

F' or cFS framework

Python

Rust

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA, is seeking a Flight Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain software for spacecraft, including the satellite bus and reentry capsule. You will own all aspects of software development from requirements capture through test, integration, and flight operations support.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years in safety‑critical aerospace software, with strong C++ skills and experience in bare metal, RTOS, or Linux environments.