Position Details

Salary $130K – $200K USD / year

Type Full-Time

Experience senior

Exp. Years 9–15+ years

Education Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field

Category Software Engineering

About this role

Senior/Principal Flight Software Engineer for space systems, focused on hands-on embedded flight software development for satellite platforms with end-to-end lifecycle experience. This is a remote role with travel up to ~20%.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and test embedded flight software for satellite platforms
Contribute across full lifecycle: requirements, architecture, integration, verification, operations
Hardware/software integration and testing
GNC algorithm support
Build internal tools for performance evaluation

Technical Overview

Embedded C/C++ with RTOS experience (VxWorks/Integrity), flight software and avionics background, hardware/software integration, HIL, modeling & simulation, and software verification/validation.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior/principal flight software engineer with 9+ years of embedded C/C++ experience, RTOS expertise (VxWorks/Integrity), and aerospace flight software background, capable of leading development for space systems.

Must-Have Skills

9–15+ years of experience in software engineeringStrong background in embedded software development (C/C++)Experience with flight softwareavionicsor aerospace systemsHands-on experience with hardware/software integration and testingExposure to GNC algorithmsRTOS (VxWorksIntegrityetc.)Device drivers / BSP / bring-upHIL / simulation environmentsSoftware verification & validation

Nice-to-Have Skills

Master’s degree preferred - 7 years of experienceGNC algorithmsAerospace hardware integrationLeadership or IC-level responsibilities

Tools & Platforms

VxWorksIntegrityHILSimulation environments

Required Skills

9–15+ years of experience in software engineeringembedded software development (C/C++)flight software / avionics / aerospacehardware/software integration and testingGNC algorithmsRTOS (VxWorksIntegrity)device drivers / BSP / bring-upHIL / simulation environmentssoftware verification & validation

Hard Skills

CC++Embedded softwareFlight softwareRTOSVxWorksIntegrityGNC algorithmsDevice driversBSPHILSimulation environmentsModeling & SimulationSoftware verification & validation

Soft Skills

High-level IC across multiple domainsCollaborationCommunicationProblem solving

Industry & Role

Industry Aerospace

Job Function Hands-on embedded flight software engineering for spacecraft and satellite systems

Role Subtype Flight Software Engineer

Tech Domains C++, C, RTOS, VxWorks, Integrity

Keywords for Your Resume

embedded softwarec++flight softwarertosvxworksintegritygnc algorithmsdevice driversbsphilsimulation environmentsmodeling & simulationhardware/software integrationaerospacespace systemssatelliteremoteseniorleadbachelor’s degreegnc

Deal Breakers

Less than 9 years of experience, No aerospace/space systems background, No exposure to RTOS or flight software

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