Flight Software Architect
Axiom Space4 months ago
Houston, TX, USAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Define flight software architectures for robust, real-time, safety-critical systems.
- Collaborate on software requirements, architectures, and designs and lead verification activities.
- Oversee development of fault-tolerant flight software for autonomous spacecraft command and control.
- Integrate software components, create and run unit tests, validate systems using Hardware-in-the-Loop, and release real-time embedded solutions.
- Lead technical documentation for architecture, design, and verification plans.
- Communicate project progress, status, and risks to stakeholders and leadership.
- Implement and maintain agile project management practices throughout the project lifecycle.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 15+ years of experience in mission-critical software development, preferably in aerospace; equivalent education and experience may be considered.
- Experience designing, deploying, and supporting flight control systems or systems of similar complexity.
- Experience developing real-time embedded systems across design, analysis, development, implementation, integration, verification, qualification, and release.
- Experience with build automation, continuous integration, configuration management, software verification, and deployment.
- Familiarity with embedded architectures, including bare-metal and RTOS-based systems.
- Understanding of Real-Time Operating Systems and C, C++, and Rust for safety-critical systems.
- Familiarity with flight software for spacecraft, launch vehicles, UAVs, or avionics.
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP and UDP network protocols; spacecraft communications protocol experience is preferred.
- Knowledge of redundancy management and high-reliability architectures.
- Exposure to software development in Linux environments.
- Experience supporting aerospace or defense programs.
- Must be able to complete a U.S. government background investigation and provide proof of U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residency.
- Must be willing to work evenings and weekends as needed for critical project milestones.
Benefits
- Houston, Texas work location in a generally office-based environment.
- Equal opportunity employer with an inclusive work environment.
- Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods and lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds.
About Axiom Space
Axiom Space builds and operates commercial human spaceflight services and orbital infrastructure, including Axiom Station, a planned commercial successor to the ISS. The company sells private astronaut missions plus in‑space research and manufacturing opportunities, and it develops NASA’s next‑generation lunar EVA spacesuit under the xEVAS contract. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Houston, it is privately held and will first attach station modules to the ISS before operating a standalone platform.