Spacecraft Firmware Engineer II — Real-Time Embedded

Vardaspace; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

Wellness reimbursement

Parental leave

Relocation assistance

401(k) with match

Equity incentives

One Medical memberships

Fully stocked kitchen & meals

Job summary

Varda Space Industries, Inc. in El Segundo, CA is seeking a Firmware Engineer II for the Flight Software team to design and implement reliable spacecraft software across requirements, design, testing, and flight operations.

You will develop bare-metal, RTOS, or Linux based firmware for embedded processors in C++, own software development lifecycle, and ensure high reliability and V&V. On-site role with 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.
• 3+ years of experience in the development of spacecraft or similar safety critical software.
• Experience developing and testing real-time embedded hardware / software systems.
• Experience with development in C++, along with a strong understanding of language concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop reliable firmware to control how the spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule operate through the entire mission.
• Own all aspects of software development, from design, testing, and integration.
• Scope projects including requirements capture and initial design trades given open-ended problems.
• Write quality structured bare metal, RTOS, or Linux based software for embedded processors in C++.
• Build highly reliable and available software systems.
• Ensure system quality and performance through software test, verification, and validation (V&V) techniques.

Skills

C++

Bare metal

RTOS

Linux

Education

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

Tools

Python

Rust

Job description

Varda Space Industries, Inc. in El Segundo, CA is seeking a Firmware Engineer II for the Flight Software team to design and implement reliable spacecraft software across requirements, design, testing, and flight operations.

You will develop bare-metal, RTOS, or Linux based firmware for embedded processors in C++, own software development lifecycle, and ensure high reliability and V&V. On-site role with strong focus on safety-critical aerospace software.