Staff Flight Software Engineer – Equity & Autonomy

Relativity; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 181,000 - 248,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous PTO and sick leave policy

Parental leave

Annual learning and development stipend

Job summary

Relativity in Long Beach, California is seeking a Staff Flight Software Engineer for the Interplanetary Sciences Program. This role involves designing and developing flight-critical software for spacecraft, ensuring reliability and safety for autonomous missions. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in embedded software development, strong proficiency in C++, and a collaborative mindset.

The position offers a competitive salary between $181,000 and $248,500, alongside comprehensive benefits including PTO, parental leave, and a learning stipend.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience developing, testing, and delivering embedded or real-time flight software.
• Strong proficiency in C++ with a solid understanding of memory management and concurrency.
• Experience with RTOS or Linux-based embedded development.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test flight software for spacecraft command and control.
• Own full lifecycle software development, from requirements capture to operations support.
• Collaborate with various teams for seamless software and hardware integration.

Skills

C++

Embedded systems design

Autonomous systems

Real-time flight software

Memory management

Concurrency

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

RTOS

Linux

Python

Rust

Job description

Relativity in Long Beach, California is seeking a Staff Flight Software Engineer for the Interplanetary Sciences Program. This role involves designing and developing flight-critical software for spacecraft, ensuring reliability and safety for autonomous missions. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in embedded software development, strong proficiency in C++, and a collaborative mindset.

The position offers a competitive salary between $181,000 and $248,500, alongside comprehensive benefits including PTO, parental leave, and a learning stipend.