Senior Space Flight Software Engineer
Varda Space Industries1 day ago
El Segundo, CA, USASenior
Base Salary
$169k - $216k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop reliable flight software for spacecraft, satellite buses, and reentry capsules across complete missions.
- Write structured bare-metal, RTOS-based, or Linux-based C++ software for embedded processors.
- Own software design, development, testing, integration, verification, and validation.
- Capture requirements and perform initial design trades for open-ended projects.
- Support software quality, performance, and flight operations.
- Collaborate with the team to communicate and solve problems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, engineering, or equivalent technical experience in safety-critical software.
- 5+ years of experience developing spacecraft or similar safety-critical software.
- Strong C++ development experience and understanding of C++ language concepts.
- Preferred: end-to-end spacecraft development and launch experience.
- Preferred: real-time embedded systems development and testing experience.
- Preferred: safety-critical software experience, particularly in aerospace.
- Preferred: experience with CCSDS telemetry and telecommand systems, F' or cFS.
- Preferred: Python or Rust experience, basic analog and digital electronics knowledge, and familiarity with SPI, I2C, CAN, and EtherCAT.
Benefits
- On-site role in El Segundo, California.
- Eligible for incentives in the form of stock options and/or long-term cash awards.
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.