Flight Software Development Engineer

3 weeks ago


Redondo Beach, California, United States Impulse Space Full time

About the Role:

We are looking for a highly skilled Flight Software Development Engineer to join our team at Impulse Space. This role will involve designing and developing software for our autonomous systems, with a focus on real-time operating systems and embedded Linux.

As a Flight Software Development Engineer, you will work closely with our avionics hardware engineers, GNC engineers, and propulsion engineers to develop performant and maintainable solutions. You will have the opportunity to contribute to many aspects of spacecraft development, including architecting new systems, doing quick prototypes, and doing rigorous flight projects.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Implementing, testing, and integrating software for GNC algorithms; command and telemetry; mission management; health and status; and fault management in a real-time software framework
  • Develop and improve functions such as closed loop control of physical processes, and detection/response algorithms for failures such as broken sensors or radiation upsets
  • Write scrappy code to support development testing of avionics, fluids, and propulsion devices
  • Write rigorous, reviewed, and tested code to support manufacturing and flight
  • Review code written by others

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related degrees
  • 4+ years writing C/C++ code for an embedded system or vehicle of some kind (robot, car, drone, spacecraft, etc)
  • Strong understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, data structures, and computer networking
  • Experience with Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS) or with Embedded Linux
  • Experience using version control, test cases, and other software best practices

Compensation: The salary for this role is estimated to be $150,000 - $220,000 per year, based on experience and qualifications.



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