Senior Space Embedded Software Engineer
Varda Space Industries7 hours ago
El Segundo, CA, USASenior
Base Salary
$169k - $216k/yr
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.
About Varda Space Industries
Varda Space Industries builds and operates in-orbit manufacturing platforms and reentry capsules so pharmaceutical and materials companies can produce goods in microgravity and return them to Earth. The company designs its W‑Series vehicles in-house, including pharmaceutical processing payloads, capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses, and sells manufacturing and reentry services to commercial customers. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in El Segundo, California, it also has offices in Washington, DC and Huntsville, Alabama.