Senior Flight Software Engineer
Varda Space Industries2 days ago
El Segundo, CA, USASenior
Base Salary
$169k - $216k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop reliable flight software governing spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule operations throughout the mission.
- Write structured bare-metal, RTOS, or Linux-based software for embedded processors in C++.
- Own software design, development, testing, and integration.
- Scope projects, capture requirements, and perform initial design trades for open-ended problems.
- Ensure software quality and performance through testing, verification, and validation.
- Collaborate with the team to communicate and solve problems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, math, physics, or 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++ with a strong understanding of the language.
- Preferred: end-to-end experience building and launching a spacecraft.
- Preferred: experience developing and testing real-time embedded systems.
- Preferred: experience with safety-critical software, especially aerospace applications.
- Preferred: experience with CCSDS telemetry and telecommand systems and the F' or cFS framework.
- Preferred: experience with Python or Rust.
- Preferred: knowledge of basic analog and digital electronics.
- Preferred: familiarity with SPI, I2C, CAN, and EtherCAT.
Benefits
- On-site role in El Segundo, California.
- Eligible for incentives including 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.