Senior Space Embedded Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop reliable firmware controlling spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule operations throughout the mission.
• Own software design, development, testing, and integration.
• Scope projects, capture requirements, and perform initial design trades for open-ended problems.
• Write structured bare-metal, RTOS, or Linux-based embedded software in C++.
• Build highly reliable and available software systems.
• Ensure software quality and performance through testing, verification, and validation techniques.
• Provide flight operational support.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, math, physics, or engineering, or equivalent technical experience in safety-critical software.
• 5+ years of experience developing spacecraft or similar safety-critical software.
• Experience developing and testing real-time embedded hardware and software systems.
• Experience developing in C++ with a strong understanding of language concepts.
• Preferred: experience with safety-critical software, particularly aerospace applications.
• Preferred: experience with Python or Rust.
• Preferred: strong understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, data structures, and computer networking.

Benefits

• On-site work in El Segundo, California.
• Flexible PTO and 12 paid holidays.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, with FSA and employer-matched HSA options.
• Voluntary accident, hospital, critical illness, and pet insurance.
• $120 monthly wellness reimbursement, 12 weeks of parental leave, family-building benefits, and sponsored One Medical memberships.
• 401(k) plan with a 6% immediately vested employer match.
• $20 per pay period cell phone reimbursement and relocation support for new hires if needed.
• Stock options and/or long-term cash awards, plus a stocked kitchen, provided meals, company events, and complimentary EV charging.