Senior Space Flight Software Engineer
Varda Space Industries13 hours ago
El Segundo, CA, USASenior
Base Salary
$169k - $216k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop reliable C++ flight software determining how spacecraft, satellite buses, and reentry capsules operate throughout missions.
- Write structured bare-metal, RTOS-based, or Linux-based software for embedded processors.
- Own software design, development, testing, integration, verification, and validation.
- Scope projects, capture requirements, and perform initial design trades for open-ended problems.
- Support software quality, performance, and flight operations.
- Collaborate with the team to communicate and solve problems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering, or equivalent technical experience in safety-critical software.
- At least 5 years of experience developing spacecraft or similar safety-critical software.
- Experience developing in C++ and strong understanding of C++ language concepts.
- Preferred: end-to-end experience building and launching a spacecraft.
- Preferred: experience developing and testing real-time embedded systems and safety-critical aerospace software.
- Preferred: experience with CCSDS telemetry and telecommand systems, F', or cFS.
- Preferred: experience with Python or Rust.
- Preferred: knowledge of basic analog and digital electronics.
- Preferred: familiarity with SPI, I2C, CAN, and EtherCAT.
- Must qualify as a U.S. person under the stated ITAR requirements.
Benefits
- Salary range is $169,067-$216,031 per year, with eligibility for stock options and/or long-term cash awards.
- On-site work in El Segundo, California.
- Flexible PTO, 12 paid holidays, company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, FSA and employer-matched HSA options.
- Voluntary accident, hospital, critical illness, and pet insurance, plus a $120/month wellness reimbursement.
- Twelve weeks of parental leave, family-building and related benefits, and sponsored One Medical memberships.
- 401(k) plan with a 6% immediately vested employer match, cell phone reimbursement, and relocation support if needed.
- Daily lunch, twice-weekly dinner, team events, complimentary EV charging, and other workplace perks.
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.