Staff Satellite Flight Software Engineer

Airbus Ventures; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 158,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health, dental, vision

Retirement plans

Job summary

CesiumAstro is seeking a Staff Flight Software Engineer to lead its Internal Missions team and develop flight software for cutting-edge satellites. You will design architecture, write and review code, and validate software from Linux-based operating systems to embedded products.

You’ll mentor engineers and guide system-level decisions in a startup-like environment. You will work closely with hardware teams and mission planners, shaping software that monitors, controls, and tests spacecraft

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Software or Computer Engineering from an accredited university.
• 8+ years of industry experience in spacecraft software development.
• Hands-on development and troubleshooting of software systems and hardware.
• Experience with C, C++, Python, or other languages in an aerospace context.
• Understanding of space missions from conception through flight and disposal.
• Familiarity with spacecraft mission design and operations.
• Experience with design for reliability and fault recovery.
• Space software experience with attitude dynamics and space communication systems.
• Experience with TCP/IP or UDP in software-in-the-loop environments.
• Familiarity with open-source software integration.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement software for satellites, ground stations, and mission operation centers.
• Develop, test, debug, and document system software.
• Review code and system designs.
• Analyze code for efficiency, stability, and scalability.
• Integrate and validate new product designs.
• Support software QA and optimize I/O performance.
• Provide post-production/in-orbit support.
• Interface with hardware engineers.
• Assess third-party software compatibility.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Embedded software

Spacecraft software

Multi-threading

TCP/UDP

Configuration management

Version control

Hardware troubleshooting

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Software or Computer Engineering

Tools

NASA cFS

JPL F’

Job description

CesiumAstro is seeking a Staff Flight Software Engineer to lead its Internal Missions team and develop flight software for cutting-edge satellites. You will design architecture, write and review code, and validate software from Linux-based operating systems to embedded products.

You’ll mentor engineers and guide system-level decisions in a startup-like environment. You will work closely with hardware teams and mission planners, shaping software that monitors, controls, and tests spacecraft