Senior Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer Verified today
About Varda
Varda is developing commercial space infrastructure including in-orbit pharmaceutical processing and reliable reentry capsules. The W-Series vehicles, including pharmaceutical processing payloads, capsules, C-PICA heat shields, and satellite buses, are built, designed, and operated in-house. Varda is headquartered in El Segundo, California with offices in Washington, DC and Huntsville, AL.
About This Role
The Senior Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer determines how our spacecraft behaves and operates in orbit and builds reliable software to make it happen. You will be responsible for all phases of development, from requirements capture through testing and flight operational support.
Responsibilities
- Develop reliable flight software that determines 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) technique
- Teamwork, communicate and problem solve in a collaborative 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
Salary range: $169,067 to $216,031 per year. Leveling and base salary is determined by job-related skills, education level, experience level, and job performance. You will be eligible for incentives in the form of stock options and/or long-term cash awards.
Workplace
This role is on-site in El Segundo, CA.
Benefits
Full-time employee benefits include flexible PTO plus 12 paid holidays, 100% company-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance for employees and dependents with FSA and employer-matched HSA options, $120/month wellness reimbursement, 12 weeks of parental leave, 401(k) retirement plan with 6% employer match (immediately vested), $20/pay period cell phone reimbursement, relocation support, fully stocked kitchen with lunch provided daily and dinner twice weekly, company and team-bonding events, and complimentary EV charging.
ITAR Requirements
Varda requires employees to be US persons as defined by export control regulations. "US person" means: 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).