Senior Space Flight Software Engineer Verified today
About Varda
Varda is accelerating commercial space infrastructure development, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable reentry capsules. Varda's W-Series vehicles are built, designed, and operated in-house, including pharmaceutical processing payloads, capsules, C-PICA heat shields, and satellite buses.
About This Role
The Senior Space Flight Software Engineer determines how Varda's spacecraft behaves and operates in orbit, building reliable software to ensure mission success. You'll own all phases of development, from requirements capture through testing and flight operational support.
Responsibilities
- Develop reliable flight software that controls how the spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule operate throughout the entire mission
- Write quality structured bare metal, RTOS, or Linux based software for embedded processors in C++
- Own all aspects of software development, from design, testing, and integration
- Scope projects including requirements capture and initial design trades given open-ended problems
- Ensure system quality and performance through software test, verification, and validation (V&V) techniques
- Collaborate, communicate and problem solve in a team environment
Basic Qualifications
- 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++, along with a strong understanding of the language concepts
Preferred Skills and Experience
- End-to-end experience building and launching a spacecraft
- Experience developing and testing real-time embedded systems
- Experience with safety-critical software, especially for aerospace applications
- Experience with CCSDS telemetry and telecommand system
- Experience with F' or cFS framework
- Experience with Python or Rust
- Knowledge of basic analog and digital electronics
- Familiarity with SPI, I2C, CAN, EtherCAT
Compensation and Work Location
Salary range: $169,067 - $216,031 per year. This role is on-site in El Segundo, CA. You will be eligible for stock options and/or long-term cash awards. Leveling and base salary are determined by job-related skills, education level, experience level, and job performance.
ITAR Requirements
You must be a U.S. person: U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident, or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) (i.e., individual admitted to the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum). Varda's employees have access to export-controlled items and the company hires only those permitted to access this technology without an export license.