Flight Software Engineer II

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Define, develop, and test flight software for the Blue Ring uncrewed spacecraft.
• Work with a team of engineers to understand software usage and define requirements.
• Create real-time software using modern embedded C/C++ techniques.
• Contribute to tests and pipelines to ensure product quality.
• Support other areas such as avionics hardware and mission operations.
• Participate in the buildup and testing of flight vehicles.

Requirements

• Demonstrated software development skills in real-time embedded systems, particularly C/C++.
• Experience defining and/or verifying low-level software structure, inter process communication, and scheduling.
• Ability to understand and work within development and test environments that use containers and Python.
• Effective debugging skills at the software/hardware boundary.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Nice to Have

• B.S. degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, aerospace, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of software development experience for real-time embedded systems.
• Experience with spacecraft development and operations, including proposals, system definition, design, production, integration, verification, on-orbit checkout, mission operations, and anomaly resolution.
• Experience working on multi-component, sophisticated avionics for spacecraft or aircraft.
• Experience in autonomy, sequencers, state machines, and fault management.
• Experience with build automation, continuous integration, configuration management, verification, and deployment of software.
• Experience developing safety-critical products utilizing NPR 7150.2, DO-178, or other safety-critical software standards.
• Understanding of spacecraft operations, subsystem functions, and interfaces.
• Experience with Embedded Linux or equivalent real-time operating systems.
• Familiarity with embedded avionics networking, including OSI model, transport/data link layers, Ethernet, IP, UDP/TCP/SCTP, CCSDS or other radio networking protocols.
• Active or ability to acquire/renew security clearance, including Top Secret (TS)/SCI with SSBI and polygraph.

Benefits & Perks

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short and long-term disability.
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%.
• Education Support Program.
• Paid Time Off: Up to four weeks per year and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Discretionary bonus based on individual and company performance.