Senior Spaceflight Software Engineer (Spacecraft)

Varda Space Industries, Inc.; El Segundo, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 169,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term cash awards

Relocation assistance

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

Job summary

Varda Space Industries, Inc. in El Segundo, CA seeks a Senior Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer to design, implement, and validate software that controls spacecraft in orbit. You will work on bare metal, RTOS, or Linux environments for embedded processors in C++, owning the full development lifecycle.

The role calls for a strong background in safety-critical software and spacecraft systems, with experience across design, testing, and V&V, plus collaboration in a high-performance team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field 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++, and a strong understanding of 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).
• Teamwork, communicate and problem solve in a collaborative environment.

Skills

C++ programming

Embedded/flight software

Safety-critical software

Spacecraft software

RTOS/Linux

Education

BS in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

CCSDS telemetry

F' framework

cFS framework

Python

Rust

SPI

I2C

CAN

EtherCAT

Job description

Varda Space Industries, Inc. in El Segundo, CA seeks a Senior Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer to design, implement, and validate software that controls spacecraft in orbit. You will work on bare metal, RTOS, or Linux environments for embedded processors in C++, owning the full development lifecycle.

The role calls for a strong background in safety-critical software and spacecraft systems, with experience across design, testing, and V&V, plus collaboration in a high-performance team.