22 days ago
Denver, CO, USAEntry Level
Base Salary
$70k - $120k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and own flight software architecture for payloads and spacecraft.
- Define concepts of operations, mission modes, and state machines.
- Implement mission logic, data acquisition and handling, storage and downlink, command handling, FDIR, and interfaces to avionics hardware, sensors, and actuators.
- Adapt and extend vendor-provided onboard computer software while reducing reliance on proprietary stacks.
- Define software interfaces and abstractions with avionics colleagues and provide recommendations to systems engineering.
- Load, test, debug, and validate software in the lab and during integration.
- Create software-related documentation, interfaces, and test procedures.
- Act as a subject matter expert for flight software activities within avionics and missions teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering, Embedded Systems, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Newly graduated candidates may qualify with experience in flight software, embedded software, or spacecraft software.
- Experience developing software for space, aerospace, or other safety-critical systems.
- Experience working in small teams.
- Experience with structured programming in C, C++, or Python; CMake; Git; testing frameworks; and CI.
- Experience with ARM-based microcontrollers.
Benefits
- Annual compensation of $70,000-$120,000 depending on experience and skills.
- Inclusive and equal-opportunity workplace in Germering/Munich, Germany.
About Dcubed
Dcubed designs and manufactures space-qualified release mechanisms (actuators) and deployable structures, including solar arrays and antennas, for satellites and exploration spacecraft. It sells off-the-shelf and customizable hardware to satellite integrators, primes, agencies, and emerging space companies to accelerate mission integration and reduce risk. Founded in 2019 and privately held, Dcubed is headquartered in Germering, Bavaria, and its products have flown on multiple commercial and institutional missions.