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Salary: USD 169,067 - 216,031 / annual
Varda Space Industries is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure, including in-orbit pharmaceutical processing, reentry capsules, and satellite buses. The company builds, designs, and operates its W-Series vehicles entirely in-house, with leadership and staff from SpaceX, Blue Origin, major pharmaceutical companies, and Silicon Valley.
As a Senior Flight Software Engineer, you will be responsible for determining how Varda's spacecraft behaves and operates in orbit, and building reliable software to ensure mission success. You will own all aspects of flight software development across the entire mission lifecycle, from requirements capture through testing and flight operational support.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing reliable flight software that controls the spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule throughout the entire mission
- Writing quality structured bare metal, RTOS, or Linux-based software for embedded processors in C++
- Owning all aspects of software development, from design, testing, and integration
- Scoping projects including requirements capture and initial design trades given open-ended problems
- Ensuring system quality and performance through software test, verification, and validation (V&V) techniques
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment
Varda is headquartered in El Segundo, California, with additional offices in Washington, DC and Huntsville, AL. The company has raised significant backing from world-class investors including Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and General Catalyst.
Note: This role requires U.S. person status due to ITAR export control requirements. Varda participates in E-Verify.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 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:
- 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 systems
- Experience with F' or cFS framework
- Experience with Python or Rust
- Knowledge of basic analog and digital electronics
- Familiarity with SPI, I2C, CAN, EtherCAT
