Staff Flight Software Engineer - Embedded Systems (Remote)

BlackSky; Tukwila (WA); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

PTO & holidays

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase program

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

BlackSky is seeking a Staff Flight Software Engineer to lead software design and development for the imaging payload and ADCS subsystems of our space-based platform. This is a hands-on, influential role reporting to the ESG Senior Manager.

You will collaborate across embedded teams and mission management, driving high-impact software features and robust testing. The role supports Tukwila, WA with partial remote options for strong candidates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• At least 10 years of experience delivering and maintaining commercial/embedded software in a production environment.
• Expertise in engineering clean and maintainable C/C++ and Python code.
• Expertise in embedded systems, ideally in Embedded Linux including related build systems (Buildroot, Yocto, etc.).
• Proven experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver products on time and on budget.
• Outstanding root cause analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work across teams, skill sets, communication in a diverse environment.
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision.
• Due to program requirements, this role requires US-born citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise for ADCS and imaging payload subsystem software design and development.
• Drive work to timely completion using task management tools like Jira in an Agile-like environment; participate and lead in status and standup meetings, sprint planning, tasking, etc.
• Collaborate with other ESG software team members and other cross-functional engineers from multiple disciplines to deliver mission-critical software features and bugfixes that are on-time and defect free.
• Ensure that adequate documentation, test, inspection, and analysis is delivered and performed to verify compliance with requirements and other goals.
• Assist with Systems Engineering with requirements development and management.
• Execute and provide feedback for flight software design, development, unit tests and releases processes.
• Other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Embedded Linux

Buildroot/Yocto

Cross-functional leadership

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Jira

Build systems (Yocto/Buildroot)

Job description

BlackSky is seeking a Staff Flight Software Engineer to lead software design and development for the imaging payload and ADCS subsystems of our space-based platform. This is a hands-on, influential role reporting to the ESG Senior Manager.

You will collaborate across embedded teams and mission management, driving high-impact software features and robust testing. The role supports Tukwila, WA with partial remote options for strong candidates.