Senior Flight Software Engineer

Description

The company builds autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software and space-based interceptors for the U.S. and its Allies to hold space superiority.

Space is treated as a warfighting domain, and the team works on the technology that defends it.

You will work across every stage of the spacecraft program: design, analysis, manufacturing, test and flight.

The company describes its culture as focused on innovation and speed.

Responsibilities

• Help with design, development, integration and testing of flight computers, including on-board computers and processing units, for space missions.
• Integrate complex guidance, navigation and control algorithms into flight software.
• Support the creation and upkeep of the Command Telemetry Database for ground and on-orbit testing and missions.
• Work alongside the ground command and control software team.
• Help with command scripting and sequencing for the spacecraft.
• Help design and build simulators of satellite subsystems for HITL and SITL environments.
• Develop reusable device drivers, interfaces and communication protocol libraries for flight hardware.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering or a related field, plus 6+ years of low-level firmware architecture, design and development.
• Experience building low-level device drivers and safety-critical systems.
• Experience with embedded real-time operating systems such as RTLinux or Azure RTOS.
• Working knowledge of protocols such as Ethernet, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS422, RS485, etc.
• Proficient in C/C++ and 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: 7+ years developing and/or producing flight software for space applications.
• Preferred: Ability to maintain or obtain TS/SCI clearance.
• Preferred: Demonstrated experience and discipline with version control, continuous integration and continuous delivery concepts.
• Preferred: Familiarity with embedded Linux.
• Preferred: Familiarity with networking protocols such as UDP and TCP/IP.
• Preferred: Comfortable with common embedded 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 is $155,000 to $225,000.

This is an onsite role based near Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA.

Level and base salary are decided case by case, depending on job-related knowledge and skills, education, location and experience.

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 under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

The role stays open until filled.

Applicants seeking fixed-term or temporary roles should not apply.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes requests for accommodation.

Benefits

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