Senior Spacecraft Software Engineer – In‑Orbit

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

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA seeks a Senior Flight Software Engineer to determine spacecraft behavior in orbit and build reliable software for mission control. You will own end-to-end software development, from requirements through testing and flight operations.

The role emphasizes C++ development for embedded processors, bare metal, RTOS, or Linux, with on-site collaboration and a strong focus on safety-critical aerospace software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering or equivalent technical experience in safety critical software.
• 5+ years of experience in development of spacecraft or 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++

Spacecraft software

Safety-critical software

RTOS

Linux

Embedded systems

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering

Tools

CCSDS

F' or cFS

Telemetry

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, CA seeks a Senior Flight Software Engineer to determine spacecraft behavior in orbit and build reliable software for mission control. You will own end-to-end software development, from requirements through testing and flight operations.

The role emphasizes C++ development for embedded processors, bare metal, RTOS, or Linux, with on-site collaboration and a strong focus on safety-critical aerospace software.