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Senior Spacecraft Embedded Software Engineer

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Senior Spacecraft Embedded Software Engineer in USA new

  • Varda Space Industries
  • Full time
  • Email
  • El Segundo, CA

Responsibilities

  • Develop reliable firmware for spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule operations throughout the mission.
  • Own software design, development, testing, and integration.
  • Scope projects, capture requirements, and perform initial design trades for open-ended problems.
  • Write structured bare-metal, RTOS-based, or Linux-based software in C++ for embedded processors.
  • Build highly reliable and highly available software systems.
  • Ensure software quality and performance through testing, verification, and validation techniques.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, math, physics, engineering, or equivalent technical experience in safety-critical software.
  • 5+ years of experience developing spacecraft or similar safety-critical software.
  • Experience developing and testing real-time embedded hardware and software systems.
  • Experience developing in C++ with a strong understanding of language concepts.
  • Preferred: experience with safety-critical software, especially aerospace applications.
  • Preferred: experience with Python or Rust.
  • Preferred: strong understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, data structures, and computer networking.

Benefits

  • On-site position in El Segundo, California.
  • Eligible for incentives in the form of stock options and/or long-term cash awards.

Salary: $169k - $216k/yr

Varda Space Industries

Varda is building the infrastructure for a thriving orbital economy, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules. From new, life-saving pharmaceuticals to more powerful fiber optic cables, there is a world of products used to benefit life on Earth that can ...

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