Spacecraft Embedded Software Engineer — Early Career

York Space Systems; Greenwood Village (CO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

York Space Systems is seeking an early career Embedded Flight Software Engineer to support the design, development, integration, and testing of mission-critical spacecraft software systems. This role focuses on embedded and Linux-based flight software that enables command, telemetry, networking, and autonomy functions across on-orbit vehicles.

The ideal candidate is a motivated engineer who enjoys hands-on problem solving, learning complex systems, and working closely with multidisciplinary

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related).
• 0–5 years of experience in software or embedded systems development.
• Familiarity with C/C++ programming.
• Exposure to Linux development environments.
• Understand code and source repository management.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded flight software in C/C++ for spacecraft systems.
• Assist with software integration and testing in HITL, flat-sat, and lab environments.
• Develop and maintain networking interfaces between spacecraft subsystems and ground systems.
• Participate in unit, integration, and system-level testing activities.
• Support debugging of hardware/software integration issues.
• Assist with on-orbit operations support and anomaly investigations.
• Contribute to software documentation, interface definitions, and test procedures.
• Work with CI/CD pipelines, build systems, and release processes.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, platform, and mission operations teams.

Skills

C/C++

Linux

Embedded systems

Networking

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Python scripting

RTOS exposure

Job description

York Space Systems is seeking an early career Embedded Flight Software Engineer to support the design, development, integration, and testing of mission-critical spacecraft software systems. This role focuses on embedded and Linux-based flight software that enables command, telemetry, networking, and autonomy functions across on-orbit vehicles.

The ideal candidate is a motivated engineer who enjoys hands-on problem solving, learning complex systems, and working closely with multidisciplinary