Senior Spaceflight Embedded Software Lead

Associates Systems LLC; Webster (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Associates Systems LLC seeks a Senior Flight Software Engineer to design and develop embedded flight software for spaceflight applications. The role reports to the Software Team Lead and is onsite at the ASTC facility.

Multiple openings may exist at different levels. The team will collaborate across avionics, hardware, and software to ensure robust real-time systems and CI/CD-enabled delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field.
• 7+ years of C++ in embedded Linux environment.
• 5+ years spaceflight or safety-critical software experience.
• 5+ years leading software development from concept to delivery.
• Familiarity with microcontroller programming in C.
• Experience with Bitbucket or GitLab and Jenkins, and Agile processes.
• Familiar with containerization for CI/CD on Linux.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test embedded flight software with a team.
• Provide software technical leadership in assigned area.
• Design efficient, secure, maintainable software.
• Collaborate with hardware/software engineers on board-level firmware.
• Participate in design/code reviews and CI/CD activities.
• Mentor junior software engineers and support milestones.

Skills

C++ (embedded Linux)

Team leadership

CI/CD

Python

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Bitbucket / GitLab

Jenkins

Docker

Job description

Associates Systems LLC seeks a Senior Flight Software Engineer to design and develop embedded flight software for spaceflight applications. The role reports to the Software Team Lead and is onsite at the ASTC facility.

Multiple openings may exist at different levels. The team will collaborate across avionics, hardware, and software to ensure robust real-time systems and CI/CD-enabled delivery.