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Impulse Space is seeking a Lead Flight Software Engineer for Special Programs to lead the design, development, integration, and operation of flight software for advanced delta-V spacecraft. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with team leadership, requiring you to architect and implement real-time flight software systems for responsive space vehicles produced at scale.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the design, implementation, integration, and verification of flight software for high-performance space vehicles
- Architecting real-time flight software systems including command and telemetry, mission sequencing, autonomy, and fault management
- Developing and integrating software for closed-loop control of propulsion, attitude control, and other time-critical vehicle systems
- Creating detection and mitigation algorithms for anomalies such as sensor failures, actuator malfunctions, and radiation-induced faults
- Mentoring and providing technical direction to a team of flight software engineers
- Supporting mission operations and troubleshooting real-time issues during ground integration, environmental testing, and on-orbit operations
You will collaborate closely with GNC (Guidance, Navigation, and Control), avionics, propulsion, systems, and mission operations teams to deliver high-reliability software for responsive space missions.
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of professional experience developing C/C++ code for embedded systems in aerospace
- At least 1 year in a technical leadership role
- Demonstrated expertise in computer architecture, operating systems, deterministic real-time execution, and embedded networking
- Experience with Embedded Linux in mission-critical environments
