Senior Spaceflight Software Engineer - Embedded Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options and long-term cash

Job summary

Varda Space Industries is seeking a Senior Space Flight Software Engineer to determine spacecraft behavior and build reliable software for in-orbit operations. You will influence requirements, design, testing, and flight support across the spacecraft, reentry capsule, and satellite bus.

The role requires strong C++, embedded software experience, and familiarity with RTOS or Linux environments. On-site in El Segundo, CA, you will collaborate in a cross-disciplinary team to ensure mission success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent technical experience.
• Minimum 5+ years in development of spacecraft or safety critical software.
• Strong C++ skills for embedded, bare-metal, RTOS or Linux-based systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop reliable flight software for spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule.
• Write structured C++ for embedded processors across bare metal, RTOS or Linux.
• Own software design, testing, and integration activities end-to-end.
• Capture requirements and perform design trades for open-ended problems.
• Ensure system quality via verification and validation techniques.
• Collaborate with teammates to solve complex problems.

Skills

C++

Embedded software

Safety-critical software

RTOS / Linux

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering or equivalent technical experience in safety critical software

Tools

CCSDS telemetry

F' / cFS framework

SPI

I2C

Job description

Varda Space Industries is seeking a Senior Space Flight Software Engineer to determine spacecraft behavior and build reliable software for in-orbit operations. You will influence requirements, design, testing, and flight support across the spacecraft, reentry capsule, and satellite bus.

The role requires strong C++, embedded software experience, and familiarity with RTOS or Linux environments. On-site in El Segundo, CA, you will collaborate in a cross-disciplinary team to ensure mission success.