Senior Flight Software Engineer I - Secret Clearance

Description

The company builds rockets, spacecraft and critical subsystems, with goals that include missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond.

The Space Systems team builds complete spacecraft, precision payloads, and components such as solar panels, flight software, star trackers, optical systems, separation systems and radios.

The team has supported more than 1,700 missions, including interplanetary exploration, in-space manufacturing, and national security and defense work. It has built spacecraft, payloads and components for Moon and Mars missions and works with NASA, the Space Development Agency and the U.S. Space Force.

This senior flight software role supports flight software development for Space Systems programs and is based at the headquarters in Long Beach, CA. You will work across the whole software lifecycle, from defining requirements to coding and testing.

Because the company has its own rockets and launch sites, your software can reach orbit within weeks or months, and the team has frequent chances to test and operate it in space.

Responsibilities

• Develop application software that runs on a Real Time Operating System (RTOS) and/or embedded Linux.
• Write hardware drivers that interface with Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs), star trackers, reaction wheels and other spacecraft sensors and actuators.
• Build and maintain thorough unit tests that run inside a Continuous Integration framework.
• Work with hardware-in-the-loop test engineers to verify and validate combined software and hardware behavior.
• Work with systems and embedded systems engineers to write, document and validate requirements.
• Review source code changes to confirm they meet company coding standards.
• Take part in design reviews, including PDR and CDR.
• Help with flight operations on orbit and in interplanetary missions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, computer science, electrical engineering or an equivalent technical field.
• Active Secret clearance, with the ability to obtain TS/SCI.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in embedded software development.
• Proficiency in C and C++.
• Experience with an RTOS or with Embedded Linux.
• U.S. citizenship, as required by program rules.
• Nice to have: active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Nice to have: an advanced degree.
• Nice to have: experience with Rust.
• Nice to have: experience developing software and drivers with CAN/CAN-FD and/or UDP/TCP in an embedded system.
• Nice to have: experience developing software for autonomous vehicles that operate in harsh environments, such as satellites or autonomous vehicles.

Conditions

Base pay range for California only: $132,000 - $198,000 USD.

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

The role may involve long periods of sitting, standing, walking and computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate noise, dust and fumes in production areas.

For US offices, you must be a U.S. citizen, a lawful U.S. permanent resident, a lawfully admitted refugee or asylee, or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or Department of Commerce, as applicable, under ITAR.

For New Zealand offices, background and nationality checks are completed before any offer, and you must be eligible to access ITAR-regulated equipment and data. You may be ineligible if you do not hold citizenship of Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland, the European Union or a NATO member country, or if you hold ineligible dual citizenship or nationality.

Benefits

• Company stock as part of total compensation, with the value tied to the company's growth as it expands to new launch sites, missions and markets.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount on company stock.
• Medical plans: HMO, PPO, and a zero-cost HDHP with a significant company contribution to an HSA.
• Dental and vision coverage.
• Paid vacation and sick time, plus 11 paid holidays.
• Flexible spending and dependent care accounts.
• Paid parental leave.
• Disability and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Subsidized EV charging.
• Onsite fitness centers where available, and discounted gym memberships.
• Complimentary snacks and beverages.
• 50% employee discount on the company merch store, plus other employee discounts.