Senior Spacecraft Embedded Software Engineer
Varda Space Industries4 hours ago
El Segundo, CA, USASenior
Base Salary
$169k - $216k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop reliable firmware controlling spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule operations throughout missions.
- Own software development from requirements capture and design through testing, integration, verification, validation, and flight operational support.
- Scope projects and perform initial design trades for open-ended problems.
- Write structured bare-metal, RTOS-based, or Linux-based embedded software in C++.
- Build highly reliable and available software systems and ensure their quality and performance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, 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 and testing real-time embedded hardware and software systems.
- Experience developing in C++ and strong understanding of C++ language concepts.
- Preferred: aerospace safety-critical software experience, Python or Rust experience, and knowledge of computer architecture, operating systems, data structures, and computer networking.
Benefits
- On-site role 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; $120 monthly wellness reimbursement; parental and family-building benefits; and sponsored One Medical memberships.
- 401(k) plan with a 6% immediately vested employer match, cell phone reimbursement, and relocation support if needed.
- Stock options and/or long-term cash awards, stocked kitchen with lunch daily and dinner twice weekly, team 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.