Spaceflight Embedded C++ Engineer (Flight Software)

Varda Space Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options under Equity Incentive

Relocation support

Health insurance

401(k) with 6% match

Wellness reimbursement

Paid holidays

Job summary

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, California, is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer for the Flight Software team to determine how our spacecraft behaves in orbit and to build reliable software from requirements through flight operations.

The role includes writing bare metal, RTOS, or Linux based software in C++, owning design, testing, and integration, and performing V&V to ensure mission success.

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++

Real-time embedded software

Embedded systems

Safety-critical software

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Bare metal

RTOS

Linux

Job description

Varda Space Industries in El Segundo, California, is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer for the Flight Software team to determine how our spacecraft behaves in orbit and to build reliable software from requirements through flight operations.

The role includes writing bare metal, RTOS, or Linux based software in C++, owning design, testing, and integration, and performing V&V to ensure mission success.