1d ago
Senior Flight Software Engineer
Long Beach, California
$154k-$211k / year
full-timesenioraerospace
๐ Tech Stack
๐ผ About This Role
You'll own the design, development, and deployment of flight-critical software for autonomous deep-space missions, building robust embedded systems that control spacecraft from concept through flight. You'll collaborate across avionics, GNC, and mission operations teams to ensure seamless hardware-software integration and support hardware-in-the-loop testing and mission simulations.
๐ฏ What You'll Do
- Design, implement, and test flight software for spacecraft command, control, and autonomy
- Own full lifecycle software development: requirements to flight operations support
- Collaborate with avionics, GNC, propulsion, and mission operations teams
- Develop and execute verification and validation processes for flight safety
๐ Requirements
- 5+ years experience developing, testing, and delivering embedded or real-time flight software
- Strong proficiency in C++ with memory management, concurrency, and embedded systems design
- Experience with RTOS or Linux-based embedded development and system-level testing
- Proven ability to scope open-ended problems and deliver high-quality, flight-ready software
โจ Nice to Have
- Experience developing software for spaceflight, launch vehicles, or planetary spacecraft
- Familiarity with deep-space communication protocols and autonomy frameworks
- Background in hardware-in-the-loop testing, embedded networking, or fault-tolerant design
๐ Benefits & Perks
- ๐ฐ Competitive salary and equity
- ๐๏ธ Generous PTO and sick leave policy
- ๐ถ Parental leave
- ๐ Annual learning and development stipend
๐จ Hiring Process
Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate
- 1Recruiter Callยท 30 min
- 2Technical Interviewยท 60 min
- 3Onsite Interviewยท 4-5 hours
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