Senior Flight Software Engineer
Scout Space6 months ago
Remote, United StatesSenior
Base Salary
$120k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain flight software on flight hardware to meet mission requirements.
- Develop algorithms for real-time decision-making, fault detection, and adaptive responses in space environments.
- Integrate flight software and autonomy into spacecraft design and mission operations with interdisciplinary teams.
- Perform software verification and validation for operational performance and reliability.
- Drive system-level architecture for autonomy-related features within mission and system constraints.
- Document software development processes and support end-to-end mission requirements.
- Participate in hardware-in-the-loop software testing and simulation to validate flight software and autonomy functions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- At least five years of experience developing and deploying software for space systems.
- Background in spacecraft mission operations or control systems.
- Strong modern C++ programming skills and expertise with RTOS and embedded software architecture.
- Experience with software verification and validation processes.
- Eligible to hold a security clearance and able to comply with applicable U.S. export-control requirements.
- Preferred qualifications include full spacecraft life-cycle experience, post-launch operations, Python or similar analytical programming languages, fault-tolerant architectures, autonomy algorithms, machine learning applications, space communication protocols and interfaces, and mentoring experience.
Benefits
- Open Time Off, paid parental leave, medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) matching, HSA/FSA/dependent care FSA, wellness stipend, work-from-home stipend, life insurance, long-term disability plans, commuter benefit, and education reimbursement.
- Positions are based in Reston, Virginia, with hybrid or remote work available and preference for candidates nearby or willing to relocate.
About Scout Space
Scout Space's mission is to enable our customers to perform complex missions and avoid threats by using on-board sensing, processing, and autonomous decision making. We are building next-generation sensor systems, autonomy software, and data platforms to enable cross-orbit intelligence and dynamic space operations. For more information, visit www.scout.space