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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 designs, builds, and operates its W-Series vehicles in-house, with leadership and staff from SpaceX, Blue Origin, and major pharmaceutical companies.
The Senior Space Flight Software Engineer is responsible for determining how spacecraft behave and operate in orbit, and building reliable software to ensure mission success. This role owns all phases of software development from requirements capture through testing and flight operational support.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing reliable flight software that controls spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule operations 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: design, testing, and integration
- Scoping projects including requirements capture and initial design trades for open-ended problems
- Ensuring system quality and performance through software test, verification, and validation (V&V) techniques
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems
The role is on-site in El Segundo, CA, where Varda has offices and a production facility for building, integrating, and testing vehicles and equipment. The company also maintains offices in Washington, DC and Huntsville, AL.
Note: This position 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 spacecraft or similar safety-critical software development
- Strong proficiency in C++ with deep understanding of language concepts
PREFERRED SKILLS:
- End-to-end experience building and launching a spacecraft
- Real-time embedded systems development and testing
- Safety-critical software experience, especially aerospace applications
- CCSDS telemetry and telecommand systems
- F' or cFS framework experience
- Python or Rust proficiency
- Basic analog and digital electronics knowledge
- Familiarity with SPI, I2C, CAN, EtherCAT protocols
