Flight Software Engineer II

Description

Space is a warfighting domain, and the company builds the technology that secures it.

The company makes autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors that help the U.S. and its Allies secure space and counter threats from orbit.

The company moves fast and favors innovation. You would work across every phase of a spacecraft program: design, analysis, manufacturing, test, and flight.

Responsibilities

• Help build flight software for flight computers used in space missions, such as on-board computers and processing units, covering design, development, integration, and testing.
• Bring complex GNC algorithms into the flight software.
• Define and maintain the Command Telemetry Database (CDTB) for ground and on-orbit testing and missions.
• Work alongside the ground C2 software team.
• Help script and sequence spacecraft commands.
• Design and build simulators of satellite subsystems for HITL and SITL environments.
• Write reusable device drivers, interfaces, and communications protocol libraries for flight hardware.
• Review code and take part in flight software architecture discussions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field.
• 2 to 4 years of hands-on work with low-level firmware architecture, design, and development.
• Experience writing low-level device drivers and working on safety critical systems.
• Experience with embedded RTOSes such as RTLinux or Azure RTOS.
• Working knowledge of protocols such as Ethernet, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS422, RS485, and others.
• Familiarity with UDP and TCP/IP networking.
• Proficiency in C/C++ plus at least one of Rust, Zig, or Python.
• Ability to maintain or obtain TS/SCI clearance.
• Preferred: Master's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field.
• Preferred: 2 - 4 years developing and/or producing flight software for space applications.
• Preferred: Demonstrated discipline with version control, continuous integration, and continuous delivery.
• Preferred: Familiarity with embedded Linux.
• Preferred: Comfortable with typical embedded systems tools, compilers, debuggers, and IDEs.
• Preferred: Broad experience with microcontrollers, application processors, and revision control systems.
• Preferred: Strong debugging skills using instruments such as oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers.
• Preferred: Application experience in areas such as robotics, automation, motor control, and sensor fusion.

Conditions

Base salary: $95,000 - $140,000.

Onsite role. Candidates should be based near Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA.

Final level and base salary are decided case by case, based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience.

Working conditions include the environment (temperature, noise level, indoor or outdoor) and physical demands such as bending, sitting, lifting, and driving.

The position stays open until it is filled.

Do not apply to fixed-term or temporary roles.

To meet U.S. Government space technology export rules, including ITAR, you must be a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident, a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

The company is an equal opportunity employer under applicable state and federal law and will provide accommodations on request.

Benefits

• Health coverage with 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents, plus HSA or HRA options.
• Flexible Time Off for exempt employees, up to 25 days of accrued PTO for non-exempt employees, 12 paid holidays, sick leave, and parental leave.
• Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks for in-office employees.
• 401(k) retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, and Dog Fridays.
• Equity is part of the total compensation package.