Senior Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer
Varda Space Industries21 hours 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-based, or Linux-based software for embedded processors in C++.
- Own software design, testing, and integration across the development lifecycle.
- 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, engineering, or equivalent technical experience in safety-critical software.
- At least five years of experience developing spacecraft or similar safety-critical software.
- Experience developing in C++ with a strong understanding of its language concepts.
- Preferred: end-to-end spacecraft building and launch experience; real-time embedded systems development and testing; aerospace safety-critical software experience; CCSDS telemetry and telecommand experience; F' or cFS experience; 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.