Varda Space Industries

SeniorOrbitalFlightSoftwareEngineer

$175–230k ~AI est. El Segundo, California, United States
The Brief

“Senior Orbital Flight Software Engineer at Varda Space Industries. Skills: Flight software, Embedded systems, C++ development. Develop reliable flight software. Determine spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule operation”

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Problem solve

Eligibility Requirements

U.S. persons only

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering or equivalent technical experience in safety critical software, 5+ years of experience in the development of spacecraft or similar safety critical software, Experience with development in C++, Understanding of C++ language concepts

Nice to Have

End-to-end experience building and launching a spacecraft, Experience developing and testing real-time embedded systems, Experience with safety-critical software for aerospace applications, Experience with CCSDS telemetry and telecommand system, Experience with F' or cFS framework, Knowledge of basic analog and digital electronics, Familiarity with SPI, I2C, CAN, EtherCAT

What You'll Do.

Develop reliable flight software

and reentry capsule operation

Write structured bare metal

Own software development aspects

Perform initial design trades

Ensure system quality and performance

Perform software test

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborative environment

Process & Methodology

Requirements capture, Design trades

Free ATS check

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